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NYC Marathon Training Week 10: The Big 2-0
Week 10 of NYC Marathon training included my first 20 mile run, which felt like a huge milestone. I also started reading A Race Like No Other, a book about the 2007 NYC Marathon. This is how the...
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Hamptons Half: Third Time’s The Charm
Tomorrow morning bright and early I will be running my third Hamptons Half Marathon! This was my first half marathon back in 2012, and I started training when I was still living in Sicily, finishing up...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 11: Hamptons Half Marathon
Week 11 of NYC Marathon training was a little bit of a cut-back week and ended with summery weather for the Hamptons Half on Saturday, and a late-September beach day on Sunday. Monday – Easy yoga...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 12: City of Bridges
This week marked 3/4 of my 16 week training plan. Less than one month until the marathon…I can hardly believe it! It was a great week of training, including lots of bridges and pretty city views. It...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 13: Longest of the Long Runs
This is a weekly recap chronicling the highs and lows of training for my first marathon: NYC 2014! To see previous weeks’ training recaps, click here. This week brought me into the last quarter of my...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 14: Let the Taper Begin!
This week, 14 out of 16, was the last week before the taper! I did my longest run, 22 miles last Sunday, so I took it easy early in the week to recover from that. Monday – Easy yoga class + sports...
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NYC Marathon Stories Feature!
Just a quick post to toot my own horn – I’m featured on the TCS NYC Marathon website’s Marathon Stories section! Although it’s written in first person, I didn’t personally write it, so they got a few...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 15: ONE WEEK TO GO!
It’s race week!!!!! In just one week from today, I will be running my first marathon! Because I gained entry into the NYC Marathon by doing NYRR’s 9+1 program in 2013 (run 9 races and volunteer for 1...
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NBC News Interview + How to Track Me!
RACE DAY IS TOMORROW!!!!!! I’m fighting off a cold and trying not to freak out about it, but one way or the other I will get myself across that finish line! Remember the feature about me on the TCS NYC...
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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...
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Running Highlights of 2014 and Goals for 2015
2014 was a big year of accomplishing goals for me. I set out to complete my first marathon, a goal which I started thinking about in mid-2012. So much of my 2014, and even my 2013, was geared towards...
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North London Half Training and I’m in Fitness Magazine!
Guess what – my photo is in the March issue of Fitness Magazine as part of their Instagram photo feature! They selected my photo from the 2014 NYC Marathon, when I couldn’t help bursting into happy...
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April and Bridgehampton Half Training
It’s already the end of April and the month has flown by with hardly a blog post! I’ve had a busy month after my European travels in March, but I haven’t let running go completely by the wayside. I’m...
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Weekend in Gulf Shores, AL
Alternative title: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan Last weekend I was supposed to do a long run of 13 miles, my last long run before tapering for the Brooklyn Half. It was going to be my...
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Fitness Friday: Running in the Rain
Spring is my favorite season, but showers abound here in the Northeast in April and May. Most of the time I can work my training runs around rainy days (or go on the treadmill) but what happens if it’s...
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NYC Marathon Training Week 13: Longest of the Long Runs
This is a weekly recap chronicling the highs and lows of training for my first marathon: NYC 2014! To see previous weeks’ training recaps, click here. This week brought me into the last quarter of my...
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Weekend Workouts and Taper Time
It’s already Wednesday, but I’m going to check in with a little weekend recap anyway. I feel like I’ve been playing catch-up for all of September, and it’s already October tomorrow! I started the...
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Haunted Island 10K Recap
Last Saturday morning, on Halloween, I ran the Haunted Island 10K on Roosevelt Island. Since I wanted to run a total of 12 miles in preparation for the Philadelphia Half Marathon on November 22nd, I...
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Running Highlights of 2015
December has been a busy month and I haven’t gotten a chance to blog much. So I’ll update you with the most important piece of news: Two days ago, I registered for my second marathon! I’ve been...
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Bow Ties with Tomato, Basil & Avocado Sauce Recipe (Ottawa Marathon Wk T-12)
This was my fourth week of training for the Ottawa Marathon and I finally felt like I hit my stride – and didn’t have to run on the treadmill at all! The weather was cold and wintery all week, but...
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