If you can believe it, last night I took the subway to Central Park to run someplace different for a change of scene. Wait a minute – change of scene? Isn’t this where all New Yorkers go to run? Sometimes it seems that way. But if you’ve read my other posts, you probably know that [...]
Archive for August, 2009
19 Aug
Don’t Forget the SPF
More than a few times over the past few weeks I’ve had friends say to me “Wow, you look so tan! Did you go anywhere fun?” No, definitely not. I mean, Brooklyn’s fun and all but I’m hardly going to spend my summer on a tropical beach vacation without a regular paycheck. I do have [...]
16 Aug
Maaaybe getting a little faster
I feel really great about my finish at this morning’s NYC Half Marathon. Despite the heat it turned out to be the strongest race I’ve had in months. I’d like to think that increased focus on my training the past couple of months has really started to pay off. Now if you’ve read some of [...]
12 Aug
I Heart my SPIbelt
For some reason I was in a huge rush to get back to the office at last year’s ING NYC Marathon expo, so I couldn’t really tell you much about what was there. I had only a few minutes to take a quick look around on my way out and the one thing that convinced [...]
6 Aug
Picturesque and Grim: Running around Green-Wood
If you are looking for an alternative to running the 3.35-mile loop in Prospect Park, Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is one option that is very close by. The perimeter of Green-Wood is a decent 3.5 mile run that can be run on its own, or add it onto your Prospect Park run to go for [...]
4 Aug
First Month Roundup
We’re already a few days into August, which means July is now over and so is my first month of unemployment. While I’ve kept myself busy with plenty of projects (RUNemployed being one of them), I make sure to keep running near the top of my list of priorities. And I know I’m not the [...]
Seth
