A Changed Runner
Good morning! It’s a beautiful day in NYC — the last beautiful day of the week, most likely, before we enter a crazy heat wave. Good thing I got an air conditioner this weekend. Good thing I haven’t installed it yet… Really good thing I have many friends in the area who already have AC […]
Off To Fire Island!
I don’t think it’s possible for me to be in a better mood right now. I have to make this post quick because in an hour I’m meeting Lauren and we’re heading out to Fire Island for the weekend. I love Lauren no matter what, but the fact that her mom has a house in […]
Happy National Running Day!
I’m sure by now you’ve heard: Today is National Running Day! I love that runners get a holiday, and I love that we celebrate it by doing what we do best: lacing up and hitting the road, trail or treadmill. Of course, it would be nice if we also got the day off to take […]
Brooklyn Half Marathon Recap
I wish I could tell you all that today’s race was perfect and wonderful and that I have a shiny new PR. Sorry. That’s not the recap you’re getting. Today’s race was my roughest one yet — but rest assured, you’re about to get all the lovely details. Porta Potties are involved. Last night I […]
Hamptons Marathon Training: Week 2
Good morning! It’s only the second week of official training for the Hamptons Marathon, but already I’m loving having a coach and definitely enjoying following a specific training plan. As I mentioned yesterday, I was a little bitter when I got this week’s training plan and saw that Coach Cane had me resting on a […]
When Coach Says “Don’t Run”
It’s Monday…again. I swear, lately I blink and the weekend is over. Not cool. Not cool at all. If you’re catching up from the weekend, you didn’t miss much blogging on my end: On Friday, I celebrated my birthday! The day involved lots of sweets, lots of flowers and drinking in moderation lots of Pinot […]
Prioritizing
Last night I wrote about how I’m in a good place right now. That’s true, don’t get me wrong. I’m happy to be settled in my new apartment. I’m being productive every day at work, which is a good feeling. (And I even got to take an actual lunch break today, which I spent taking […]
Hamptons Marathon Training: Week 1
Well I’ve already strayed from my training plan. Sorry, Coach Cane. The way I’ll be receiving my training plans is through an online log Coach Cane has set up for me. He’ll plan my workouts one week at a time, which I like, as opposed to giving me an entire 16-week plan all at once. […]
In A Good Place
Um. It’s May 2, 2011. That is crazy. That means today is my one month anniversary of living in my new apartment. The entire past few months have been crazy, to say the least. I went through a breakup. I moved out of the apartment I lived in with my now ex-boyfriend. I got selected […]
Post-Long Run Survival
I came to a realization this weekend: The hardest part of marathon training isn’t going to be the long runs. It’ll be the long run recovery. I’m still so pumped that I ran 14.5 miles yesterday. Three years ago I couldn’t run more than a few blocks — nor did I want to. Now I […]
