My First Marathon: TCS NYC Marathon 2014 Recap!
It’s hard to write a recap of my marathon experience because there were so many details and thoughts I don’t want to leave out, but here goes! Let’s start at the very beginning. THE EXPO My mom and I...
View ArticleNYRR Team Championships 5-Miler Race Recap
On Saturday morning I ran the NYRR Team Championships 5 mile race in Central Park. In order to participate, you have to be a registered member of a New York Road Runners-recognized running team. It was...
View ArticleLolë White Tour Yoga Class and Concert
I hope everyone had a lovely Labor Day weekend! I spent it relaxing at the beach and trying to get back on track with running since I’m doing a half marathon in less than 5 weeks. (More on that soon…)...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Advice
The NYC Marathon is 16 days away! I’m not running this year, but I will be cheering. And probably eating Halloween candy from the day before. I’ve only run the NYC Marathon once, and it was my first...
View ArticleBlizzard! And some snowy runs
As you might have heard, we got quite a bit of snow in NYC last weekend. It snowed from Friday night until early Sunday morning, leaving us with 27 inches! Although I was very frustrated that the...
View ArticleI Just Bought A One-Way Ticket to London (Ottawa Marathon Wk T-13)
Yup. I just bought a one-way ticket to London. I’ve known for a while that I’ll be going to London in September to do a 9-month teacher training program (essentially a graduate degree in Montessori...
View ArticleNYC Half 2016 Recap
When I ran my first half marathon in September 2012 and finished in 2:08, I hoped that one day I might be able to break two hours. Never did I think I would be able to run a half marathon under 1 hour...
View ArticleThe Power of Running Buddies (Ottawa Marathon Training Wk T-6)
And somehow it was my TENTH week of Ottawa Marathon training! This week felt like a bit of a slog and I had to work hard to keep my motivation up. I kept telling myself that there are only a few hard...
View ArticleNYRR Team Championships 5-Miler Recap
On Saturday morning I headed to Central Park for my last NYRR race before moving to London in September: the Team Championships 5-miler! I haven’t been running that much since the Ottawa Marathon in...
View ArticleThere’s Nothing Like Summer in the City
(If a Hamilton song is now stuck in your head from the post title, we should be friends.) Today marks just TWO WEEKS until my departure for London, so I am working through my Leaving NYC Checklist to...
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