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Tag Archives: New York City Marathon
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Marathon On My Mind
Here’s a fun fact: Up until last week, I really wasn’t excited about running the New York City Marathon. In fact, I wrote my “10 Reasons I’m Excited To Run The New York City Marathon” post last week in part […]
10 Reasons I'm Excited To Run The New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon has played a small role in my life since I moved to New York City five years ago. The first time I watched the marathon was long before I was a runner myself. A coworker […]
And So I Peaked
Last week I tried to be all profound and was like, “Hey everyone, I learned some lessons this week and this is all my knowledge. I don’t think I’m meant for semi-high mileage running.” Oh really, Ali? Really? Is that […]
Posted in Central Park, NYC Marathon, Running, Travel and tagged Marathon Training, New York City Marathon, Running, Travel, West Side Highway-
New York City Marathon Training Lessons
Jet lag is a real disease, people. Side effects including being wide awake when you’d rather be sleeping, and being completely exhausted when it’s time to shine. I used to secretly judge people who complained about jet lag, particularly upon […]
Posted in NYC Marathon, Running and tagged L.A., Las Vegas, Marathon Training, Mia Michaels, New York City Marathon, Running, Travel-
On Lacking Marathon Confidence
Hey. It’s been a while, huh? In the past five days, I’ve been on two planes, I’ve set up shop in three different hotels and I’ve slept for what feels like zero hours. On Thursday, I flew to Las Vegas […]
Posted in NYC Marathon, Running, Travel, Work and tagged Dance Spirit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City Marathon, Running, Travel-
One Month
In April, I registered for the New York City Marathon. At the time, I wasn’t running on account of nasty shin and hip pain. By early May, the time I took off from running helped: My shin and hip pain […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, NYC Marathon and tagged Central Park, Crohn's Disease, New York City Marathon, Running-
Mixed Emotions
Since leaving the hospital three weeks ago, life has been good. Really good. Work is total madness. I spent the past three days in L.A. attending the finale taping for “So You Think You Can Dance” and doing a photo […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Dance, NYC Marathon, Puppies!, Running, Travel, Work and tagged Crohn's Disease, Dance Spirit, L.A., New York City Marathon, Puppies!, Running, So You Think You Can Dance, Travel-
A Tough Year
As each year passes, I find myself making a grand declaration that “This was the best year ever!” In 2005, I studied abroad in Australia. In 2007, I made sure to go all-out during my senior year of college (that […]
Posted in Crohn's disease and tagged Crohn's Disease, New York City Marathon, The Catskills, Travel-
Filling The Barn
As I tapered for the Hamptons Marathon last year, many people kept repeating the same phrase to me: The hay is in the barn. Personally, I think this phrase is stupid. Hay? Barns? How are these things related to marathon […]
Posted in Biking, Central Park, NYC Marathon, Running, Workouts and tagged Central Park, Coach Cane, Cycling, Marathon Training, New York City Marathon, Pilates, Running, West Side Highway-
Ignorance Is Bliss
You know how I know this weekend was good? I didn’t wear any makeup. I’m not a big makeup-wearer in general, but I do usually throw on a bit of please-hide-these-bags-under-my-eyes concealer or foundation or whatever it’s called, and my […]
Posted in Biking, Movies, NYC Marathon, Running and tagged Biking, Marathon Training, New York City Marathon, Rock of Ages, Running-