This was either my fifth or sixth Manhattan Half and this race is always cold, boring, cold, and hilly. And, yet every year I sign up and run it again. For the past three years Katie and I have run together and complained together over all the hills of Central Park. Why do we keep…
Katie, my work wife, introduced me to Nuun while I was on my death bed at the office from one too many the night prior. All the greasy bacon in the world was not curing me of feeling like I was hit by several trucks and then thrown off a cliff. All you need to…
This week was a long one at work, working 11-12 hours every day. I get in around 7:30am (I’m hoping that will change within the next month), so I leave my apartment around 6:45am. My gym doesn’t open until 5:30am so working out in the morning isn’t really an option for me. That being said,…
Everyone’s got to hydrate, but how you choose to do it is personal. Some folks go for the hydration belt, some rely on water fountains or hide bottles along their route, but I’ve always been a fan of the handheld bottle. For the past eight years I’ve been running with this guys right here. It’s…
My plan for Saturday was to wake up early and go for a long run with my boyfriend around 8:30am. What actually happened was: we woke up around 9; my boyfriend took one look at the single digit windchill and backed out of the run; and i spent the next hour making excuses why it’d…
We all know that runs are like snowflakes, no two are exactly alike. Sometimes your legs are made of lead, making you believe that they had a fight and broke up with your brain because they will not talk to each other anymore. Then there are the training runs where the universe aligns perfectly and…
In the 4.5 years I’ve been running I have tried many different types and flavors of nutrition. I experiment, find my go-to gel and stay loyal until I’ve eaten so much so often it comes a favorite food group. One of my favorite companies is Honey Stinger. They provide all natural, honey based endurance nutrition spanning from…
