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
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
Happy happy holidays everyone!! I hope you all are having some fun times with your loved ones. I have been home for over a week now, and it has been filled with lots and lots of R&R&R (the extra R is for “reflection” 😉 ), family/friend/church time, and of course running :). First, let’s go through … More Holidays at home + new year goals
Good morning blog! I’m writing this currently on an Amtrak en route. I’ll be in Hartford this week for work – I could not be more excited to get some quality time with my team and see the sights!! This week was primarily adjusting back to life after Thanksgiving at home last week. The holidays are … More Adjusting back to life + holiday fun + emotions while running
This weekend was centered around moving!! Slightly painful yes, but it all turned out pretty great. Saturday: MOVING DAY What made this move somewhat exhausting was that I packed AND unpacked everything in one day, since I decided to move the day before (see my last post on this!). Packing started around 10am on Saturday, and it … More MOVING DAY + everything works out + deceptive marathon training
This season of fall running all led up to this one race – the NYCRuns Falling Leaves Half Marathon in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! Overall, it was an AWESOME time, and I’m super happy with the race! Day Before Carbo-loading started early. I bought a huge plate of pasta at Harry’s Italian at work – … More Falling Leaves Half Marathon race recap
FREE AT LAST!!!!! The main event this week was taking my 6th actuarial exam!! I didn’t go the greatest…but the amazing feeling of being DONE is completely overpowering. I’m so looking forward to the next few months of the non study life 🙂 This week/weekend was filled with lots of festivities. Post exam celebrating For my … More First double digit run + real halloween party + return of the brunches
My week in review – here we go! Monday-Tuesday: last bits of home + jam sessions + solid runs I was back home in Poughkeepsie in the beginning of the week, working remotely and enjoying the last bits of beautiful, upstate fall before heading back to NYC. The days were filled with walks with mom, re-setting my … More A video for you! + evening picnic + viewing parties x2
Considering I dedicated this blog to running, I really haven’t been talking about running a whole lot lately. So I wanted to give y’all a brief update on how things are going on that front! First off – I FINALLY signed up for a half marathon!! I’ll be running the NYCRuns Falling Leaves Half in … More FINALLY a race + running update
A lovely, somewhat imbalanced weekend to recap you guys on. All my fun things were condensed on Friday: Andrew visiting One of my best friends from home came to visit this weekend. He currently goes to Harvard and was on fall break, so we caught up in Astoria over delicious paninis at Il Bambino, a spot I’ve been … More My Boston visitor + rock climbing + isolation
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