I feel extremely relaxed after this week’s vacation, which involved hanging around NYC and traveling up to the Adirondacks for a few days. In New York City, we celebrated my birthday on Long Beach and at Habana Outpost, did some shopping, watched bits and pieces of the Pride Parade, went to a Celebrate Brooklyn performance …
Category: New York City
Eccentric, or…?
I suppose in some places, I could be considered eccentric. An unmarried 30-year-old (on Wednesday!) woman, who is left-leaning, uninterested in having children, has a career in the evaluation and research of programs serving victims of violence, with a boyfriend in Europe, spending her vacations in far flung destinations, living in an apartment without a …
Week Four
I managed to nail all of my training goals this past week: I was up and at ’em three mornings in a row during the work week (which would not have happened without Suzanne as a running partner — thanks!) , including a speed workout on Thursday morning. Since I don’t have access to a …
Race Report: New York Mini 10K
Back in 1972, the New York Mini 10K was the first women’s only road race. It was founded in part by Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. She was able to enter that race in 1967 only because of an oversight on the entry form — there was …