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Birthright Manhattan
Kat was here over the weekend. Which was…The Best. We had dubbed the trip “Birthright Manhattan” because her trip to NYC in January was essentially an extended layover between Minnesota and Israel. I have (regrettably) not written much about that … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, F & B, friends
Tagged friends, new adventures, new york, running, travel, upper east side, Winesday
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Two Weeks in the Life — Singapore Sunday
Philippe wants to go running, so we run around Marina Bay. Enjoying my last microholiday morning with five, eight minute miles? Wonderful. I haven’t been running at that clip since forever. My lungs feel stellar. My legs feel stiff but … Continue reading
Wow
I have little to say, except to express my grief, shock, and horror at the events of yesterday at the Boston Marathon. I was not running, but I know many who were — and they, and all of their nearest … Continue reading
The Start
What have been the event horizons of your life – the moments from which there is no turning back? I ran a half-marathon last weekend… …With my brother. My brother is a recovering addict. One relic from the era of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, musings, On the road again
Tagged california, family, running, scintillaproject
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves
What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Why? Would you tell the truth now, if you could? I think we tell ourselves lies in order to live: Little lies; big lies. Untruths; half-truths. Omissions. I would be lying if I … Continue reading
Here
I ran the Philadelphia Marathon last Sunday. This was significant for a number of reasons — the least of them being that it was my 12th marathon. A few months back, Strand had, on a whim, asked me if I … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, musings, My Life in Airports, Stuff and Things
Tagged friends, London, new york, running, travel, Winesday
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Endures All Things
The high level summary of The Things That Have Happened During My Brief Hiatus is this: The Upper East Side went largely unscathed by the storm and the events of the last week. I was lucky; blessed. And for my … Continue reading
The Wall
It had such potential, the Berlin Marathon! Flat, fast. And I started off so strong! It was my first long distance back after that dreadful round of metho/arava in the Spring, and try as I might to convince myself that … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, My Life in Airports, On the road again, Try
Tagged airports, friends, running, travel
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Inspiration, Perspiration, and Other Things
Before we get into the heart and bones of the heavy things I want to write about, I must say that I’m back running distance, and I’m doing the hard work of marathon training. And that leaves me looking for … Continue reading
DNF
So it happened. I finally got injured. I’ve managed to run injury-free for three years, and during the second half of the Brooklyn Half Marathon yesterday, disaster struck. I’d texted a handful of friends in the morning and said, “If … Continue reading
