My 2014 Athletic and Time Goals

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I need to say it out loud (or the blogger version of that would be, write it in this space) or I won’t be accountable for my 2014 athletic and time goals. Before I commit to 2014 goals, let’s look back at 2013 and see how I did. My athletic goals for 2013: Do the…

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Photo Essay: Central Park During and Post Snow Storm

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    Bethesda Fountain
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    I literally turned 90 degrees from the photo above and took this one
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    Cat's Paw on the East Drive just north of the Loeb Boathouse. You can just make out the sculpture of the mountain lion sitting on top of the rock to the left
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    You can barely make out Belvedere Castle way out there. I love how medieval this photo looks
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    Cat's Paw with a more obvious view of the mountain lion
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    Statue of Fred Lebow, founder of the NYC Marathon
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    I simply call this one, "Runner"
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    Dedication plaque at Engineer's Gate on the stairs to the reservoir 
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    Of course, sledding on the east side just north of The Met
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    And lastly, a lonely water fountain just inside Engineer's Gate

I know, I know, I’ve slacked on updating this space. In my defense, I am still working on my end of year video and my goals for 2014, I promise both will be posted within a week. In the meantime, the northeast was hit with some snow on January 2nd. I headed out with the…

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Runner Spotlight: Aimee is Streaking!

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I used to work at a national animal welfare organization and met some of the most passionate and dedicated people I’ve ever worked with while there. I love that Facebook has put me back in touch with a lot of those people — and since I mostly post about running, I tend to reconnect with…

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Race Review & Photo Essay: NYCRUNS Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate 10K

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A few weeks ago I sent out an email to 20 people asking them to join me in my inaugural NYCRUNS race. The burgeoning race organization has been getting some great press in NYC and I’ve been wanting to run one of their races to see how well they are organized. This morning, 647 hearty…

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Tips for Cycling in a Paceline

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Ever watch cycling on television and wonder at the way the cyclists work together, even if they are on other teams, when riding in a break-away?They are doing so because they know that working as a team will give each one of them a better chance of winning the race by sharing the workload until…

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Essential Gear for Running in the Rain

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I was emailing with a friend the other day who is getting back into running and she asked me for advice on what to wear while running in the rain. Interestingly enough, I had been planning an article on this so I was more than prepared to answer her question. In my mind there are…

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