Everyone gathered in Niskayuna for the family Thanksgiving feast. Wednesday night was the traditional lasagna (now vegetarian like my sister) for Alison's birthday, followed by ice cream cake and presents. She got the presents, but we all got cake! Unfortunately, my surprise revelation that I'd taken up running and was registered for the Ellis Hospital Cardiac Classic on Thanksgiving morning was spoiled because no one else was going! My brother had just run a marathon last weekend, and wasn't up for it, so my sister hadn't registered. Luckily, she offered to bandit the race and keep me company up until the end.
I was proud of myself for beating the 26 minutes and change I had hoped to run. According to the official results (which aren't actually that official because there were no chips), I did it in 25:42. Yay me! And since Thursday was my scheduled running day, it meant I still did my three miles and could eat Thanksgiving dinner without feeling guilty. (Sadly, my stomach has now conditioned itself to be satisfied with less food, so I didn't eat as much as in previous years)
There's a whole bunch of photos from the holiday up on my Flickr page -- just follow the link over there on the right!
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