A day after I bought the Trek Silque Road Bike, I went back to Brickwell with my husband, Brian, and picked it up. Brian had been with me the day before and at first was discouraging me from spending the money on a Road Bike. "What do you need it...
Beginner Triathlon Training: I Signed Up for a Triathlon, Now What?
Ever think about doing a Triathlon? Ever think about how the athletes transition from one sport to the next? Marti DiPaola and I signed up for the Captiva Tri in September 2014. But we didn't realize what we were getting ourselves into! It sounded like a cool challenge but what...
I Signed Up for a Triathlon, But I Don’t Know How To Swim!
I'm not sure what I was thinking when I signed up for the Captiva Tri. I suppose I was dreaming about the beautiful blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico and thinking that the 10-mile bike ride and the 5K run wouldn't be that hard. But what I didn't realize...
Race Review: Brooklyn Half Marathon
When my running partner, Marti DiPaola, and I saw Team for Kids had slots left for the Brooklyn Half Marathon, we jumped at the opportunity. We had been training since January for the NYC Half Marathon in March and since this was only two months later, it seemed doable. We...
A Birthday Run in San Francisco in the Rain…
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...
Recovery After a Half Marathon…
I often wonder if everyone has a rough recovery after running a half or full marathon or if it's only the folks who are "non-athletic" like myself. I ran the NYC Half Marathon on March 16. Back in February, I had the brilliant idea of running two Half Marathons back...
Sick, Freezing But Finished the #NYCHalfMarathon With A Smile!
I'm reposting this race because this was the first time that I raced alone. Since this race, I've raced dozens of races alone but this was a breakthrough for me to be able to do this. ------- The last week has been rough. On Tuesday, I wasn't feeling right when...