busy bee
Celebrating the fourth anniversary of us finally running together in person. It’s hard when it falls on a weekday with work schedules and the the time difference, but Liz and I always enjoy the fun. We...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: Alaska
Oh what an absolutely wonderful whirlwind trip it was. Trying not to double up, so the vast majority of pics are on Facebook or my Instagram under #IveComeToLookForAmerica, a fun tag I adopted for my...
View ArticleFarewell summer
Unlike some of you, I’m not sorry to see the weather go. I will miss the long daylight though. If we have a heat wave it’s because I took out the AC. I missed the breeze in my apartment. 2023 will be...
View ArticleSeptember is always crazy
but this year? It felt even more chaotic. I do love what I do, but sometimes it’s a lot to balance. Trying to get back to weekly updates and more caught up on comments. Linking up with Deborah and Kim...
View ArticleRunning into October
Before I get to the rundown, I would be remiss in not talking about the down side of running. A woman runner attacked at knife point in broad daylight and in the course of the investigation it turned...
View ArticleQuick Florida getaway
I don’t over spoil my biological niece, nephew or my college rooommate’s children who are functionally my niece and nephew, but is it possible to say no to Disney for an eight year old’s birthday? Did...
View ArticleFALLing in Love
I love fall running. This week’s routine was all out of sorts with the Monday off and a busy work week, but the runs still happened. That generally doesn’t happen in other seasons, but I hate to miss...
View ArticleIt was a good week
it was also a crazy busy week, but with fun stuff, which is part of what made it a good week. Linking up with Deborah and Kim to talk about fun on (and off) the run. never miss a Monday: after...
View ArticleHeroes in a Half Shell!
Not that there was anything wrong with the rest of my week, but Saturday’s Governor’s Island mischief was definitely the highlight. Not going to do a full race recap since it’s substantively the same...
View ArticleReview: Running While Black
*pokes head in* Work has been crazy. Running has been inconsistent but finally trending in the right direction after few days with minor (non-Covid) cooties and despite an attack by the wet leaf...
View Article43 and grateful
This is 43. Still laughing. Probably the only thing relevant from high school was my senior yearbook ambition: do what makes me happy and never stop laughing. Check! Grateful to spend it with mom...
View ArticleRace Recap: Ted Corbitt 15K
Alternate caption, which I feel like is common in race photos: Why am I doing this again? I love this race so much I will run it in the pouring rain. It was my first true distance run and 15K/10M is my...
View ArticleChasing 1K
While I have no idea how Christmas is in literally a week, I’m slowly getting festive. I have a Twig hiding somewhere but in the mean time the Christmas spirit is coming from an awesome penguin advent...
View Article2023 Goals
As I alluded to in Chasing 1K, my 2022 goals were a very mixed bag. Linking up with Kim and Zenaida to look at the year that was and the year that is still to come. 2022 Goals: Find a fun destination...
View ArticleSix years running…
so I runfess, that I missed my running anniversary. Strava told me when it showed last year’s celebration run, and then I saw Facebook memories marking the trip back from Florida that launched this...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreamin’
one of the things I’ve missed since 2018* is travel spontaneity. With COVID-19, the planning life cycle was both longer and shorter, if that makes sense. I’d be thinking abut a trip further in advance,...
View ArticleIs this thing on?
One of my unwritten 2023 goals was more self care. Sometimes the tool to accomplish that is a screen break. I was grateful too to be able to spend some time outdoors, which is always medicinal. While I...
View ArticleJust keep swimming
One of those crazy weeks that you just have to navigate to get through training. But I did. Training is going well. The workouts may not have happened on the days they were slated, but they all did and...
View ArticleFour weeks until the New York City Half
Stealing Jessie’s format for this. EEK. It’s not so much that the race is four weeks away as I can’t figure out where January and February went. Linking up with Kim and Deborah to talk about this week....
View ArticleChasing History
Spotted on Saturday’s long run. Harlem River Park is a very underused portion of the greenway. The entrance is so poorly marked, I’m not sure I ever completed it during my #GreatManhattanLoop project...
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