RED EPISODE 209: Medal Chaser’s Punisher 5K, Funkadelic Food Shack in Saint Augustine, and a homemade Lemon Drop Cocktail

SHOUT OUTS 

Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for your support and encouragement.  Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last two years, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too!

Shout out to JoJo for winning her age group in her weekend Chic-Fil-A 5K. Bill and Kristina Craig are running the Rock ’n’ Roll Nashville Half Marathon!

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Thanks, JD!  It was a great conversation!  Can't wait to see you at an upcoming race weekend soon!

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RUN

This week, Dana is traveling to a work conference, so we take a break from racing and interviews to talk about training.  But don’t worry, we have more great interviews coming to you in May!

It’s a training week for us, so we took a Medal Chasers 5K to our neighborhood for our long run this past weekend.  Bill and Kristina are in Nashville running a race, so they are handling the runcationing this week in style!  

We talk about the medal and bib and our strategy for the 5K.  Bill and Kristina Craig, founders of Medal Chasers, have been on our show.  We are big fans of running their virtual races as training runs to stay motivated during training season and support a great cause.  The “Punisher” 5K, focused on one of the most tortured anti-heroes, is one from the Medal Chasers Anti-Hero series.  We wanted to have a great-themed short run as a final one ahead of our trip to Jacksonville to run the Mother’s Day 5K for the Donna Foundation. We were so excited to do this race to support Shriners Hospital for Children.  As always, the bling did not disappoint.  Right now, there are some fun virtual races offered on their connected to Star Wars, Marvel, and more!    

 

EAT

Sometimes when we drive to races throughout Florida, we accidentally find some great food when we make a stop to fuel up on the road—wondering what we eat on the drive back home from Jacksonville?  We hit Saint Augustine and found a food truck park right on the water.  One of the trucks, the Funkadelic Food Shack, had great options to try.  If you are in Jacksonville for any reason, and you have a chance to steal a couple of hours to go to Saint Augustine and see historical sights there,  you can enjoy a great lunch by the water.  We recommend anything with their sweet potato and quinoa fritters, but their burgers and tacos sound great too!! 

DRINK

We share a non-alcoholic version of a cocktail Aimee loves this week, the Lemon Drop Martini.  We got the recipe from www.frewines.com, and they call it Sugar Kisses.  We are so happy that we can have a great-tasting wine that is nonalcoholic!?  And they make all kinds: red, white, blush, and bubbly, too!  We promised that this year we’d get more into wine.  And, we will get into the alcoholic kind after our challenge is over!  In the meantime, we share this recipe and our review with you.  

Of course, you can create a genuine Lemon Drop with a traditional recipe with vodka.  Here’s one from Ina Garden on the Food Network Website:  https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lemon-drop-cocktail-recipe-1941226  

 

 

THAT’S A WRAP

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