Snow Day

Thanks to yet another big snowstorm, NYC schools were closed yesterday which meant that Helen and I were able to head out for an afternoon run during my lunch break. (I still had to work; one of the few bummers about being able to work from home is that you never get snow days…) [...]

75 Mile Week

I ended up with 75.9 miles this week, my highest weekly total yet. I’m sure someday (soon), I’ll look back and chuckle about 75 miles seeming like a big deal, but right now it does seem like a big deal. It’s exciting. It’s a move in the right direction. And, even though I’m definitely feeling [...]

Lots of Bridges, Boroughs, and Islands

Today’s run took me through three boroughs, to five islands, and over a bunch of bridges. It was an amazing 12.4 mile exploratory run. Even though it started and finished just steps from my front door, almost all of it was uncharted territory for me.

Yesterday, I was at physical therapy for a grueling hour-and-half session [...]

Short Easy Runs

Although the doctor gave me the green light to start running again this week, I’ve been very cautious. So, for those of you who were worried that I would head out there with a cavalier attitude and make everything even worse, you can now breathe easy… I actually have some good news to [...]

False Start

Today, I was reminded why I hate going to the doctor’s. I arrived a little before my appointment time, filled out the monumental amount of paperwork required, then sat around in a crowded waiting room for almost an hour-an-a-half waiting to finally be called. What the fuck was the point of making an [...]

Running as Catharsis

I was originally planning on taking an extra day off today. My foot has still been giving me a lot of pain and I figured the extra rest would probably do more good than harm. Plans changed. I had an unbelievably shitty day — one of those days where you would just [...]

I Hate Summer

It is so ridiculously hot, I can’t stand it. I met with Antonio at 7:30 this morning to go for a run along the East River, trying to beat the heat, but it was already 86 degrees and 61% humidity. By the time I finished stretching and walking the block-and-a-half to the FDR [...]