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Pittsburgh Half Marathon 2012

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This year, I was instructed by a good friend to: Kick ass Take names And I am proud to report that I took 10 minutes off my last year's time to finish: 2:15:09 So I think I followed my given instructions! Waiting for the start... Running over one (of many) bridges Home stretch. If you could see my face at this point, you would see that it was contorted with pain, and at some point I even closed my eyes to shut out the crowd and focus on running just a tiny bit faster... And I made it to the finish line! Here, we're situated at the post-finish line festival family reunion area. I don't know whether I'll be able to do it next year as I expect to be back in medical school rotations, but I think long term I hope to participate in many more races to come!

Seven-Layer Bars

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These were "to die for," as one of my co-workers said. They were made for a going away potluck lunch/snack ensemble to go with one last coffee run with the person who was leaving.  The seven layers are: graham cracker crust, walnuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, condensed milk, and coconut.  You basically sprinkle everything on sequentially and bake! The condensed milk oozes and bubbles and melds everything together beautifully. I sprinkled a bit of salt on top before baking for good measure, but that's not in the recipe. They're chewy, gooey, sweet, and addictive! You can find the recipe I used here .