The weather here in NYC this weekend has been absolutely gorgeous!
My college friend Alaina (who was here in September and ran the Run to Remember 5k on Governor’s Island with me!) is back for a visit so we spent the afternoon shopping before grabbing some dinner and drinks. When I go out to eat, I almost always want Thai, Indian, Chinese etc because these are hard to cook yourself but last night I was craving something else…BBQ! Unfortunately I didn’t make a reservation anywhere (the 2 places I would have only had like 5:30PM or 10:ooPM available!) so we took a chance on Dallas BBQ at their East Village location. We didn’t have much of a wait and it hit the spot.
Then we walked over to the Flatiron Lounge which is one of my favorite bars in the city. It’s got a little bit of a speakeasy feel, but it’s really about handcrafted and classic cocktails. I was amused be 3 girls who tried to order tequila shots and got denied. It’s not that kind of place. I had 2 drinks – a Beijing Peach and an English Breeze. Both were fruity but not super sweet and delicious!
We ended up walking home (about 35 blocks!) and were asleep by 2. We had leisurely start to the morning and fueled with a bagel thin and reduced fat cream cheese before heading out for a run in Central Park.
As I said, the weather was perfect and we were just fine in crops and tank tops. We did a 10k – here are our splits:
Mile 1: 11:28
Mile 2: 10:52
Mile 3: 12:01 <– walking break (Alaina got a side stitch!)
Mile 4: 11:10 <– walking break (I got a side stitch!)
Mile 5: 11:14
Mile 6: 10:59
Mile 6-6.2: 10:10
The Vegas half is less than a month away! We discussed our strategy for the race which I’ll post about soon!
Overall a great weekend. We’re about to head out again for a little lunch and more shopping!
