runningandthecity

See? From an early age I was able to balance things (and my dresses are still the same size)…     I’ve lately been asked if I am super clumsy and become that target of a few jokes. Ok, fine, I’ll take it. But it’s not that I a totally uncoordinated…

And another 2010 goal down. This was the last of the 5 half marathons that make the NYRR Half Marathon Grand Prix, a pikermi in each boro, and it was my favorite, by far. The course was great, it had enough turns and hills to keep it interesting, one big out…

What’s happened since yesterday?? I’ve been going back and forth all day thinking: –    This Ultra thing is going to be great, make me stronger; I’ll recover fast cause it’s trails (there’s not much pavement pounding) and it’ll be so much fun! –    I am an idiot. I just effed up my…

And it’s also 3 weeks before NYCM. Crazy?? You betcha! It all happened so fast… I was running in the park last night SIDEBAR: Amazing run. I swear these new Asics DS Trainers make me 74% faster. Or at least I felt that way. It was a glorious run. I was…

The Hottest Summer on Record is finally over and I learned a few good lessons this year, maybe the wrong way, but I figured I’d share (ha, who am I kidding, if I don’t write it down, I will forget it all by next year). After a few very crazy hot half marathons…

Or that I will ever take that crap again!!! First, I don’t think it made any kind of difference on my sleep.   Granted, I am a superb sleeper, that is one of my biggest talents, if I can say so myself. Everyone said the stooopid pill will swoosh the pain away…

First, two things people kept emailing me about… 1- Did I faint? Given my heart issues and all that, I totally get the concern, don’t feel bad for bringing it up. I was definitively “out of it”. The speed and the heat were killing me.  That’s why I decided to get…

I am an idiot. Or Running makes me an idiot. Or treadmills make me an idiot. I am probably not thinking straight right now. I was supposed to do a Tempo, 7 miles, with 5 at 7:42. It was dark already when I got home so I headed for the…

The Plan was to do 20 miles, Saturday, 9 am. By then it was already 75 degrees. Yeah, we could have gone early, but… blah, it’s a Saturday! We were going to get the possibly last weird tan lines of the year with a run to Riverside Park, over the…

Check it out… see? I am guessing I scored that one at a NYCM expo… The Berlin one was a gift from cheeky.runner when she run the marathon last year.  Not sure where the 13.1 sticker is from… I didn’t run any of those races! I got the Run Happy one…

I never wanted to run. I hated all sports equally. Then, a few years ago, I started running, very very slowly, just to mess up with my cardiologist’s plans.  I liked it.   I never wanted to race. What’s the point? In 2006, I was forced into a half marathon. I became addicted.…