If you’re many years past college and have a handful of people outside your family who remember you from way back, you’re lucky. In my case, those people might recall my “trendy” middle school outfits including head-to-toe matching prints, french cuffs and Wigwam socks. They loved me with brown, frizzy hair and braces. They’ve seen me through bad boyfriends, sad breakups and shaky jobs; they’ve celebrated my special birthdays and supported the launch of my blog.

To toast 20+ years of friendship, we recently flew west for the Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon. It was a beautiful course, with only a few hills, from a winery to the Sonoma city square. Fueled by rosé wine, fresh food and hearty laughs, check out our 13.1 under the warm summer sun.

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Our favorite wineries were Jordan in Healdsburg and Scribe in Sonoma. (In these photos, we are the embodiment of R&R.)

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Warming up before dawn at Domaine Carneros in Napa. Hello, beautiful.

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Peace, love and running at the start. I wore a New Balance tank and compression tights by Opedix, to reduce lactic acid build-up and resulting soreness the next day. Highly recommend.

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And, my FitBit Flex! (It tracks everything from steps and calories to sleep cycle, for those of us who are super curious to see how things measure up–or, just need a little motivation.)

My time?  1 hour, 58 minutes.

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So, here’s a toast to power in numbers. And, the power of one.

Compression tights (c/o Opedix); FitBit Flex (c/o Women’s Health Magazine & Target). #fitbitflex
All thoughts/assessments are my own.

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15 thoughts on “Drink It Up

  • July 27, 2014 at 8:31 PM
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    Rache, You ARE REALLY LOOKING GOOD
    WISH I WERE 30 YEARS YOUNGER ;-)

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    • July 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM
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      Haha, thanks Sid!

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  • July 27, 2014 at 9:35 PM
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    love this! We are so fit and fab!

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    • July 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM
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      Yes, we are. xo

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  • July 27, 2014 at 10:58 PM
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    How great was that! Thanks so much for sharing it all & taking me to those wineries. Have to try those compression tights altho my running days are well behind me, so to speak!

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    • July 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM
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      Haha, thanks Carol!

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  • July 27, 2014 at 11:11 PM
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    Looks amazing Rachel!!!! Love the pictures!!!!Congratulations and welcome back! Love, lb

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    • July 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM
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      Thanks, LB! xo

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  • July 28, 2014 at 7:31 AM
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    Congrats girls! Takes me back to Napa…

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  • July 28, 2014 at 10:49 AM
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    Fantastic. And a very good cause behind this event! Well done and congrats.

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  • July 29, 2014 at 12:16 AM
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    So nice to share time with old friends

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    • July 29, 2014 at 8:23 AM
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      Yes, thanks!

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  • August 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM
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    what a great weekend! thank you for all your organizing!!

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