Week 6 of marathon training + running without music

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

Finding balance between work + life + studying + running

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

Purity ring concert + marathon training week 3

The highlight of my week was seeing Purity Ring live on Thursday! They were playing at Output in Williamsburg – one of my favorite clubs: flashback to last year with me/Scott/Phil/Christine would go almost every weekend and even week days :P. We’ve all aged approximate 20 years since then and hardly do these kinds of nights anymore, … More Purity ring concert + marathon training week 3

Running is therapy + race advice please + marathon training week 2

Got about a million tangents running in my head that I’m ready to spill. I will try and be somewhat organized. Week 2 of marathon training This week was a pretty solid week of training. Two of my four runs I was feeling extra strong and set out for some extra mileage than planned; I don’t want … More Running is therapy + race advice please + marathon training week 2

Braving the blizzard + finding community + week 1 of marathon training

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you all had relaxing weekends. Snow hit pretty hard this weekend in NYC, and so I definitely got plenty of down time, which was much needed after a busy work week (I apologize in advance if I start sounding like a broken record about work. We just began our 2-month “busy … More Braving the blizzard + finding community + week 1 of marathon training

New marathon training plan and goals + being comfortable with uncomfortable

Happy new year, friends! Before I go off on my running ramblings, here is a picture from my new year’s eve. I celebrated NYE for the first time in NYC (I know…I’ve lived here for 5+ years, and grew up only 2 hours away, and NEVER spent NYE in the city?!). I was so happy … More New marathon training plan and goals + being comfortable with uncomfortable