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Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming*
This morning I headed out to Coney Island for a practice open water swim followed by a run. The triathlon is a month out, and I've been swimming regularly and confidently, but MAN — when I put on that wetsuit and get in the open water with a pack of people, it's like I totally
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Triathlon Training Woes
I hit a bit of a rough patch on my training this weekend. Nothing major, mind you. I started out strong with a mile swim in just under 40 minutes on Friday, then woke up early for a BRICK (bike/run back to back) workout. Sure enough, after crossing 72nd Street and arriving in the park,
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Working for the Weekend
Sooo looking forward to the weekend! Dinner w/Jenn D., Carrie, and the Lovely Miss Katie, then early to bed for tomorrow's BRICK workout at 7:30 (eek!). But — my reward is a trip to Blue Hill at Stone Barns with @daisy17 and @cocktailspirit. And finally, a quiet Sunday with a light run or yoga, cleaning up and
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Question of the Day
I was asked by a (female) work colleague, the following question, verbatim: "How do you run the triathlon with such big tits?" Good question, Marnie! This sports bra, by Moving Comfort, is awesome, and I consider it to be my secret weapon during training. It has adjustable velcro shoulder straps that eliminate any/all bounce while
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Derby Day
Last year I missed the Derby for reasons I won’t bother getting into, but this year I am all over the juleps. My go-to julep can be found at Blue Smoke, and they make great ones at Eleven Madison Park (at least during the Big Apple BBQ Block Party). I usually drink juleps w/my good
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Back on the Bike
Just got back from a 19.5 mile bike ride this morning. Man, getting out the door at 7:30 is rough for me — weekday or weekend — but I did it. I'm doing my part, now it's time to do yours. Donate to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and support my triathlon training!!
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Tri Training in Training
So this week was supposed to be my first real triathlon training week. As you may know, I'm doing my third NYC Triathlon on July 18th. I did okay on the running and biking front, but still haven't quite made it into the pool yet. Next week, I swear — no excuses. I'm also starting
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The Mind/Body Connection
This has been a bit of a rough month for me. First, I was running around like a crazy person, which led me to get run down. Next, I got sick with what was most likely a variation of the flu. Stubborn (and/or stupid) as I am, I didn't take enough time off and as
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Saturday’s Adventure
The pothole Lauren, Frank and I went off on another one of our adventures on Saturday when we took this rather circuitous bike route to City Island. We had a somewhat auspicious start, arriving on the West Side bike path just as the entire rescue forces of Manhattan had arrived to respond to the midair
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A Magical Machine
It's kind of amazing what the human body can do with a little dedication. My friend Heidi lent me Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, where he describes running an ultra-marathon — a sixty-two mile race — during which he literally feels that his body is a machine, just going