My sister has planned a ridiculously fun itinerary for us in Texas this weekend, which is surprising, because we’re always so serious when we’re together. Yes, I had a pretty sweet haircut as a child and yes, I’m thinking about bringing it back. The tentative schedule that arrived in my inbox this morning came completeContinue reading “Dallas, Here I Come”
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Weekend Warrior
It’s both startling and invigorating how quickly the world around us can change. But don’t believe me. Just ask Central Park. A lush and silent oasis at 7 a.m. Saturday morning, the Sheep’s Meadow was almost unrecognizable by the time I returned with picnic in tow seven short hours later. The songbirds had been replacedContinue reading “Weekend Warrior”
Coming Soon to a City Near You
As Woody Allen once famously said: “A running career is like a shark. It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And then all you have on your hands is a dead shark.” Oh wait. Maybe he said that about relationships, not running. It’s hard to be sure. Mr. Allen is clearly an expertContinue reading “Coming Soon to a City Near You”
Philadelphia for the Win
The City of Brotherly Love sometimes gets a bad rap. For example: If you’ve seen Philadelphia, you watched a young Tom Hanks ousted from his homophobic law firm for contracting AIDS. If you’ve seen The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, you witnessed a couple of guys who were up to no good start making trouble inContinue reading “Philadelphia for the Win”
Reality vs. Expectation
Do you know that brilliant scene in 500 Days of Summer where Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s expectations of an evening and the actual events unfold simultaneously on a split screen? (This is my first attempt at embedding a video clip, so I apologize in advance for whatever coding mess may or may not follow.) That’s a prettyContinue reading “Reality vs. Expectation”
A New Milestone
My boyfriend may be in Costa Rica this weekend doing all sorts of fun things that are bound to get him killed–from unlicensed scuba diving to waterfall repelling to dining with cannibals, only one of which I made up–but my solo New York City weekend promises to offer something perhaps even more exciting: my firstContinue reading “A New Milestone”
Back on Track
Sometimes the temperature grazes 80° for the first time this calendar year and your mom offers to buy you an ice-cream cone. Sometimes you go to a gorgeous Southern wedding and you can’t pass up the mounds of barbeque beef brisket vying for space on your plate. Sometimes your little (grown-up) brother doesn’t want toContinue reading “Back on Track”
Picture Perfect
I’ve never had such delusions of grandeur to think myself a good-looking runner, and this past week’s top trending Internet meme (I sincerely apologize for using that godawful word) has only solidified that understanding. You’ve all seen this, right? Men want to be him, women want to date him and sports photographers want to captureContinue reading “Picture Perfect”
Sweet Home Alabama
This week, I visited the alma mater of my No. 1 all-time running hero. Can my No. 1 all-time running hero be a fictional character? Yes? Ok, good. Like most well-rounded athletes, my running idol wasn’t just a runner – he was also a student, a soldier, a ping pong ambassador, a shrimp boat captain,Continue reading “Sweet Home Alabama”
It Takes Two
I’ve long known that a lot of things in life are better with a buddy (See: spooning, wheel-barrow races and porterhouse steaks) and as of this weekend, I can add one more to the list: racing. A bit of a lone wolf when it comes to my running routine, I rarely log training miles withContinue reading “It Takes Two”
Riled Up Runner 