Spring-a-ling
Being a February baby, I tend to really dig winter. Snow, ice skating, and not sweating on the way to work. However, I am also an endurance athlete so I have really enjoyed the non-winter aspects of this particular winter.…
Category Fitness
Did somebody say Chobani Yogurt?
So I’m on Twitter the other day and a few of my running friends (who am I kidding, all of my friends on Twitter are Runners or Triathletes) were talking about how good Chobani is. Being that most of these…
From Beer to City Bakery to Breakage
I happen to win a few bottles of the Cardiac Crusher Brewery’s Citron Hefeweizen a few weeks ago and told Joe I would give it a proper critique. After one of my longer runs last week I sat down to…
Cardiac Crusher Brewery 4 Miler
What’s so cool about being a part of the New York Rogue Runners? You get to design races! The Cardiac Crusher Brewery 4 Mile Prediction Race (conceptualized by Joe) is a race in which you guess when you will finish.…
Swim Karma
Most of you know, it’s real hard getting me in the pool. It’s been a life-long struggle. As I was walking to the pool today I thought about how crowded it always is, being in the most populated city on…
Steamboat Springs snowboarding adventures
I was quite excited (and honored) this year when I was invited to the annual ‘Dave Lewis Ski and Snowboarding Conference.’ It’s not really called that… yet. Abbe’s father Dave has been organizing family ski trips (minus Mama Lew as…
Bruce’s Memorial donations exceed $150,000
As many of you know, last May my father died after a 5 day battle with an infection caused by his Lymphoma. During his 2 year treatment, he always talked of how he never wanted another family to go through…
Previously, on Beyond Defeat
The year 2011 was one hell of a year for me in many ways. Some were triumphant, others heartbreaking. I set off the year with the Goofy Challenge. Saturday’s Half-Marathon portion was ran with my mother who chose to celebrate…
I’m a Sponsored Athlete!
In 2008 when I decided to take up running and attempt a marathon, I had no idea it would take me this far. Running and Triathlon are an everyday piece of my vocabulary now and my world revolves around races.…
Music to Live by
Music plays a huge part in my life, and I am always surprised to meet people who are ‘indifferent’ about it. Anyone close to me knows I am very picky and critical of music. If someone doesn’t like, or know…