Things have calmed down quite a bit here. I spent the last week recharging after travelling, enjoying some down time at work, running a ton, and getting ready for my trip to Costa Rica next week – I’ll be there for 8 days with Michelle and I could NOT be more pumped! In the meantime, … More Brooklyn Brewery + SoHo strollin’ + week 8 of marathon training
My heart is so full. This race was exactly the race I needed for that mid-marathon cycle inspiration. Final time: 1 hr 57 min 37 sec – A NEW PR!!! (previously 1:58.33 from 1.5 years ago). My expectations for this race were somewhat scattered beforehand. It’s the halfway point in my marathon training cycle, so I … More Central Park Half Marathon race recap – new PR!!
This past week was spent on the road. See my recap on my trip to Boston HERE. The rest of the week I was in Wisconsin for work. Not exactly the most thrilling of places. 😛 I will say everyone is EXTREMELY nice out there. I got a rental car while in Wisconsin. It seems … More Whole weekend outdoors + week 7 of marathon training
Hello friends! It feels like ages since I’ve checked in. I’ve spent this past week on the road, splitting time between Boston to visit my older brother and friends, and also Wisconsin for work. Pretty fitting that I’m blogging at the Detroit airport right now on a layover 😛 Lots to catch up on, much more so … More Snowy week in Boston/Cambridge
Happy Sunday!! For those living in New England, I hope you’re staying warm with all the snow this week! I’m blogging from Boston as I’m visiting my brother this weekend, and it’s been nonstop snow here as well as NYC. Stay tuned for my Boston weekend recap post. Another week of training in the books. Overall a … More Week 6 of marathon training + running without music
One of my biggest struggles is balancing priorities. Between making a good impression at work, seeing my friends, training for 2 marathons a year, and on top of that studying for my actuarial exams (each sitting requires 300-500 hours of study!), sometimes I question if I can do it all. Exams have never come easy to … More Finding balance between work + life + studying + running
Friends, lovers, countrymen! This was one of the funnest weekends I’ve had in a long while here in NYC. Nothing out of the ordinary, just some quality activities with the people who make me happiest ❤ Saturday: Costa Rica planning + lazy Saturday + LÉON concert I woke up bright and early on Saturday. Productive morning of … More Simple saturday + LÉON concert + long run prep/recovery + superbowl shindig + week 5 of marathon training
5 happenings from my week This has hands down been one of the longest weeks of work for me. Long days filled with tons of deadlines – that’s my firm’s busy season for ya! Even though there have been tough moments, it all also came with a huge sense of accomplishment. I remember leaving the office … More My week in 5-4-3-2-1!
This past weekend was Chinese New Year – this year is quite the special one as it is the year of the rooster, which my own sign 🙂 I was fortunate enough to go home this past week to spend some time with the family. Even though it was a pretty busy work week, I still got … More Chinese New Year dumpling party!
This week of training was very polar – the beginning of the week felt like my legs were made of lead, and then things picked up and I felt much stronger the latter half. My last week of training, I was feeling super fatigued. I cut my mileage down thinking that it would serve as a … More Very polar week 4 of marathon training
I Run Like A Girl 