How I became a Runner.
Due to some documents that have recently been revealed, it seems that my claim of only being a runner for the last 3 years to be false. The following transcript was published in 1988, when I was only 11 and…
Category Training: Running
Bridges Run with Baker’s Mom!
Soon after my Mom and I ran the Disney Half Mary together she started see all the comments and reading other people’s running blogs. She was really inspired and told me how great this ‘Runner Army’ was. When she told…
Grete Waitz; A Tribute to an Athlete
How do you define Greatness? Winning 9 New York City Marathons, then running a 10th while guiding a friend with terminal brain cancer. Grete Waitz October 1, 1953 – April 19, 2011 ‘Queen of Central Park’
Bike. Swim. Cheer. Run.
55 degrees and sunny both Saturday and Sunday? I’ll take it, and you better believe everyone else in NYC will too! Coach had me queued up for a 2 hour trainer ride, but after running an errand outside I was…
Appetite for… Progression?
Over the last week my appetite has become ravenous. I find myself walking to work, drooling at all the cafes, in some sort of glazed over zombie-like shuffle. “Will I make it to work, where my precious oatmeal lay waiting…
The MAF Test
My new life of being coached has kept me very busy! I am really starting to love it and it is becoming more routine, all the pieces falling into place. Remember, prior to this I had zero structure to my…
From Cabo to being Coached
I set off last Thursday morning with 9 friends en-route to Cabo San Lucas for a 4 day bachelor party aka ‘4 day bender’. For those of you geographically challenged below is a map of where we were headed. I…
A Taste of Spring!
This Thursday and Friday in NYC were slated to be in the 50’s and 60’s. You better believe everyone was outside doing something whether it was running, biking, or drinking. I did all 3. On Thursday night some of the…
(Run like) being chased by Zombies!!!
As the weekend approached and weather for Sunday looked optimal, I contemplated racing the Gridiron 4 Miler. After some peer pressure from some of the Runner Army who were racing as well, I signed up. Saturday, the rain was stuck…
Runnin’ on Ice
One of my favorite things to do in the entire world is ice skate. It’s fluid, fast and very soothing to my mind. When I was age 14-18 I worked at our local ice rink. It was my time here,…