My Upcoming Race Goals
All I want to do in life is talk about running and make lists and goals. Yesterday on my way to get Remicade, I snagged a seat on the crosstown bus and started typing out my 2012 Resolutions. I’m pretty pumped about them. They’re good. I always thrive when I have a plan. I like […]
Thankful Things Thursday: On Getting Better, Dang It
Greetings from my cozy reclining chair at Roosevelt Hospital. It’s Remicade Day! Finally! I am so, so happy to be in this chair getting pumped full of drugs. I’m ready to feel better. I’m ready to get back to normal life, not life that revolves around finding bathrooms. And with that I bring you the […]
Give Me Your Mantras
I was a brat yesterday. I can admit that. I’m not proud of my pissy little blog post. I’m over it today. Yay! Thanks for talking some sense into me, friends. I really do appreciate it. I was all bent out of shape because oh no, I had a run that was kind of difficult. […]
On Mondays, I Make Lists
Monday! Sometimes I wake up on a Monday morning and I’m all, “The weekend is over and I feel sad and life is soooo hard.” Today I woke up and thought, “It’s going to be an exceptional week.” I’ll tell you why, in the form of some lists. 5 Reasons This Weekend Was Great: 1. […]
I Met Coach Cane’s Baby & I Went Running
I got a text yesterday at 4:50 pm from Molly at JackRabbit’s Union Square store alerting me that there was a special visitor at the store. I immediately grabbed my bag and ran out of the office. I’m sure my boss would understand. Yesterday I got to meet the amazing little Simon Dylan Cane. Simon, […]
I Wish…
Today is 11/11/11 and that makes me giddy and hopeful. I’m a pretty practical person most of the time. To quote The Office: “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” But growing up, I always made a wish on the first star I saw every night. You know the phrase: “Star light, star […]
Spring Marathon?
Hi. How are you? I’m doing OK today. It seems as though my Crohn’s/colitis/emphysema/Anthrax is back to square one. Things are no good in stomach land. I’ve upped my Steroid dosage rather than continuing to taper down, so get excited for some seriously puffy cheeks in the coming weeks. This morning Brian and I ran […]
Being Pushed
I like to think I’m hardcore. But sometimes, I need to be pushed. Not out of a plane, necessarily, but in general. Especially when it comes to running. I will always feel incredibly grateful for being able to train with Coach Cane leading up to my first marathon. I don’t know much about running, but […]
New York City Marathon Weekend
This weekend might go down in the books as one of my favorites ever. I don’t know what “the books” are or where they’re located, but in them, someday, it will say, “New York City Marathon Weekend 2011: One of Ali’s Favorites.” It’s good to document history. I currently have a severe case of New […]
Making Good Decisions
I often hate making decisions. At work, I have no problem making on-the-spot calls and being quickly decisive. We function on a constant deadline, after all. But in my own life? I can be very indecisive. I over-think things and analyze them and go back and forth about the most ridiculous issues. Like yesterday, right […]
