I didn’t need to think too hard about this week’s prompt of Town & Country for Sunday Scribblings. I wouldn’t have spent the last five years living in NYC if I wasn’t in love with big cities. This place will push your boundaries and comfort levels in so many ways that you better really love …
Category: New York City
Starting Simple
Simple. That is not a word I use to describe my life. But it can be applied to my run today. My training for the NYC Half began this week, and as I’ve mentioned, I’m going to step it up a bit from previous half marathons. It’ll require a little more schedule coordination and rearranging …
Dining in Brooklyn
I saw this meme, about your five favorite local restaurants, on Ali‘s blog and thought it was a decidedly good challenge. Since there are about 20,000 restaurants in New York City, I thought I’d narrow down my favorites to among the couple hundred or so in my Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn. Sushi restaurants are …
I Won the Lottery!
To get into the NYC Half-Marathon, that is. Apparently the 10,000 slots sold out so fast in the race’s inaugural run last year, that they decided to make a lottery of it this year. I’ve already laid out an ambitious training plan for the next 10 weeks, complete with speedwork and cross-training. My goal is …