RACE REPORT: 054 The Goofy Challenge
What are you made of? SIDENOTE: This is a long story, grab a cup of coffee, a blanket and silence your cell phone. I signed up for the Goofy Challenge (a Half Marathon Saturday followed by a Full Mary Sunday)…
The Doughnut Run!
To cap off the year I decided to join the crew for the 1st Annual Doughnut Run, organized by Elyssa! Until the emails flying around about the run I had been spelling doughnut, donut… thank you very much Dunkin Donuts…
Christmas on Ice. and Snow.
This Christmas I was invited to go to New Jersey to stay with my Aunt Marge, Uncle John, cousin Gillian and cousin Cat. My father is waiting to get a bone marrow transplant and can’t have any visitors due to…
2010 in a nutshell…
Around this time of year I think all of us like to look back on what our year entailed, then look to see what may be in store for the future. SIDENOTE: This may be long winded, sorry. It’s more…
My Manhattan
This is a panoramic shot of Manhattan I put together while on a photo shoot in Queens. If you want the high resolution horizontal just email me.
Cycle for Survival
A few weeks ago Jess from ‘Fitchickinthecity’ asked if I wanted to join her Cycle for Survival Team this February. Hmmm… was this some sort of obstacle course we would be riding on our bikes? Tough Mudder but on wheels?…
Making Leg Jello
One of the things I have learned about runners and triathletes in the last 2 years is that they are crazy, myself included. Why is it that after waking up and having some coffee on a 35 degree Saturday that…
Baker’s ‘Race Burritos’
By now most people have heard of and hopefully come to terms with the fact that I eat ‘Race burrito’ during any distance race over a Half Mary. I started this nutrition tactic during the Knickerbocker 60K last year when…
RACE REPORT: 053 Tough Mudder
While on the mighty facebook a few months ago, my friend Ronny from Belgium (who is a 3rd degree Judo wrestler) suggested we race the Tough Mudder in New Jersey that coming November. He sent me a link which displayed…
Beer Run
Sunday was willrunforbeer’s inaugural ‘Beer Run’ around Central Park and the Upper West Side. After Saturday’s Tough Mudder debacle (report and crazy pics to come) I didn’t think I had it in me. Then I thought to myself, “What’s one…