Today there were a lot of calories ahead of me.  I was in Austin to work on menu concepts for a client as I am a restaurant consultant.  It was going to be a day of non-stop eating.  I woke up with the attitude that I needed to earn my eat-a-thon.

Fortunately, our AirBnb was near the Austin trail system.  I plotted a run from our place along the river to the larger river along downtown and back.  After getting a little lost, I made it back with 16 miles behind me.  From rocky river trails to downtown and back, it was a pretty cool route.

More importantly, it was the first time I have run 16 miles since I was training for the Santa Barbara International Marathon in 2013!

Here are some photos of a few of the dishes we sampled throughout the day.