On Sunday morning I added a new game to my repertoire: Cat(ch) Me If You Can It is no secret that I do most of my training in Central Park. And since my usual routes consist of the four-mile loop, the northern or southern five-mile loops or the full six-mile loop, I tend to run […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
El Profesor and I took a trip uptown to Costco last week to stock up our new place. Our need for toilet paper and paper towels coupled with our desire not to have to make weekly trips to CVS to buy them was the catalyst for our trip. But I also viewed it as a […]
I recently had the pleasure of attending a team building activity with my entire department from work. The event was fantastic. We had a group cooking lesson and made our own dinner. It was a wonderful experience to roll up our sleeves and roll out spring vegetable risotto balls alongside colleagues and department heads. That […]
How do you keep yourself motivated during a workout? This post is not about motivating yourself to work out. This is about keeping yourself focused during your workout. Here are three of the games that I have been playing to stay focused during training sessions: 1. Twitter + Plank Plank is one of those core exercises […]
Yesterday morning I made my first trip to Jack Rabbit. On the one hand, I can’t believe that it took me so long to go there. On the other hand, I know myself and as a former salesperson I have almost no patience for people who aggressively try to sell me on things other than […]
Alternative Title: Three Reasons Why I Did Not Run the Mini 10K I skipped a race yesterday. It isn’t the first time that I have done that. The last time was a four-miler in the fall when I had the flu. But this time around the decision felt less forced. It was simple, really. There […]
As I sit here among piles of books and belongings, turning my head slightly toward the window to watch the sun set behind the Park Avenue high-rise buildings to the west, I feel remarkably at home. We are nowhere near settled, but we’re here. Anyone who has moved before knows that it is chaotic. Finding […]
Rachel On and On 