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FLUT 110k

The boys and I volunteered for the Folsom Lake Ultra Trail Race. This is a 110k trail race (a little over 68 miles). Runner run around Lake Folsom (and then some). There is an option to run this solo, or in a relay.

We were stationed at the 29.1 mile aid station in Cool, CA. Cool is a neat little country town, with trails all around. Our aid station was at a trailhead that had a parking lot and restroom. We watched hikers and horseback riders come through all day.
Trail aid stations are different from road aid stations. Whereas, road race aid stations have water, an electrolyte beverage, and sometimes fruit or an energy gel, the trail aid stations typically have a variety of fuel options. Our station had PBJ sandwiches, potato chips, potatoes with salt, oranges, banana, cola, electrolytes, and water. I am sure there were other items I can’t think of. Other stations had soup, quesadillas, burritos, etc.

The boys made the sandwiches, and then dressed in their ninja costumes and cheered/ran in the runners!

img_4711 img_4712 Genna volunteered with me. She is a seasoned ultra runner and I learned so much from her. She is in my running club. She and her daughter served with us.

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LOL. The gorse owner needed to use the facilities. img_4733

The boys running in one of the runners who was in a relay. The other runner is one of her running partners. They are both in my run club as well.img_4736

BHN Family BBQ

Our homeschool network annual family BBQ! It was a terrific turnout and we had such fun! The boys had to leave for martial arts. They were very creative and had their friends come over and beg, negotiate, plead to let them stay. It did not work, but I appreciate the effort.

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Matambre

My brother in law and his girlfriend joined us for the weekend. They treated us to a wonderful meal called ‘Matambre’.

It is a dish made of meat (flank steak) stuffed and rolled with vegetables,  and served with chimichurri sauce.

It was quite the production that escalated a typical family meal to something very special.

Matambre is a combination of two words: ‘Matar’ – to kill and ‘Hambre’ – Hunger

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A day trip to Petaluma for this race made for a very early morning!

I unfortunately was fighting a cold. That, coupled with the fact that this race was almost all hills, made it a pretty tough one. Still, I managed to get through it.

Lovely, country roads on rolling hills. Farms and quiet.

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My running partner and friend, Melissa, joined me to cheer me on. A little shopping and lunch, then the trek home…
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The woman on the right is a part of the running club I belong to. Her friend in the middle ran her first half marathon and placed second in her age division! img_4616 img_4617

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The boys and I got in some volunteer hours picking up litter along the Miner’s Ravine. We were one station of a coordinated effort where multiple teams picked up trash along the Sierra Mountain waterways.

Super hot day, but we all worked hard and picked up a bunch of trash!

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The Instant Pot

Meet the newest addition to our family. The Instant Pot is a pressure cooker that makes meals quickly. So far, I have made three items with it: hardboiled eggs, meatloaf, and a chicken dish. The shells come right off the eggs. It’s fabulous.

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Potluck

As summer drew to an end, we decided to host a neighborhood potluck BBQ. The turnout was incredible. David worked the grill, and there was so much food! The kids played until past dark. It was really special.

The boys took it upon themselves to organize games. They divided into teams, and each child had a team bandana. They managed the kids brilliantly.

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Cheese puff eating competition! And the winner!!

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On their way to their one day a week classes! This semester…Lego Engineering, American History, Literature, Pre-Algebra, and Physical Science. The teachers assign a weeks worth of homework.

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This is a nice Sacramento neighborhood 10 mile race. While running through one of the neighborhoods, I ran into a running friend who was in her front yard with her dog! She and I ran her first half marathon together back in March! (we have a mutual running friend who was injured and had to back out.)  She had no idea this race was going on through her neighborhood, otherwise she would have registered!

A yummy meal after at an Irish pub in Roseville called The Boxing Donkey.

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Hogwarts Run Club, an online Harry Potter themed run club hosts races through the year. They recently held a series of runs that totaled 26.2 miles via four runs. The last run was 13 miles. A group of us who had signed up for this series knew we could not stop at 13 when 13.1 was a half marathon!

We met early in the morning to beat the heat. Ran on the bike paths of west Roseville. Celebratory beverages at Starbucks after!

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