Well, I actually didn't run in the rain. I ran on a treadmill at the hotel. I was so looking forward to running along the promenade to Fisherman's Wharf, but that didn't happen. It was raining hard and the streets were soaked. So I made a quick last minute decision...
I Run in Memory of My Mother… Why I Run
When my mother was a child, she was popular. She was a cute, outgoing child with curly blonde hair and reminded everyone of Shirley Temple. One family vacation Then one family vacation, she went swimming in a public pool and got afflicted with polio. After that, she was no longer...
Beginner Triathlon Training: Swimming In the Open Water
This blog post was written in August 2014, right before my first triathlon in Florida. I had never been in the open water and went to the Open Water Swim LI Robert Moses swim. I was terrified. Here's what happened: ------ My first experience in the open water was not...
On Signing Up for the Brooklyn Half Marathon
When I signed up for the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I didn't think I would actually run the NYC Half Marathon this past March 16. It's been a long, cold winter and training has been difficult. Most of my training has been indoors on a treadmill. So, I figured, I would...