BREW MILE July 18th @ Aviator Sports Park, Brooklyn, NY Going to college in the city did not prepare me for beer chugging. Limited apartment space did not allow for house parties with keg stands and funnels. Instead, we went to clubs, drank vodka cranberries, and danced the night away. I don’t feel like I…
Around the time of the Brooklyn Half my training shifted. The half was the culmination of multiple races I was training for while training for the NYC Tri and I was looking forward to being able to focus on only tri training (even if it was swimming, biking AND running). It was supposed to feel…
It’s been hard to find shorter races to use as tune ups and fun get-togethers in and around NYC in the part few years. The JP Morgan Corporate Challenge is one I (Katie) try to do every year, but it’s not the most well-run race (organizational and bobbing around folks on the course). I was…
We all competed in the Hoboken City Challenge last fall and had a great time, so when we received the email announcing the NYC course we immediately signed up. The City Challenge is an urban Obstacle Course Race (OCR) that is about the same level of intensity as a Warrior Dash (just without the mud…
My name is Alix and I am an Ironman. Let’s start at the very beginning. In April of 2012, I completed my very first triathlon with Team In Training. An Olympic distance race in St. Petersburg Florida consisting of a 0.9 mile swim, a 25 mile bike, and a 6.2 mile run. I’d never done…
I first found out about this ingenious sports bra by stumbling upon the founder’s Instagram. A sports bra with a built in mesh pocket for a water bottle. It seemed so smart, so obvious, that I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t come up with it. I waited about 6 months until I finally gave in and…
