Lost 70 pounds, and running my first marathon in 2012.
Live from New York City, a blog about running, healthy living and seeing past your own ass; also obesity politics, exotic foods, self-esteem and general life improvement.
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"I'm in the hall already, on the wall already/ I'm a work of art, I'm a Warhol already." --Jay-Z
Must-read: RunnersWorld.com: Tips to get you motivated to run
Since I will very likely be in New York for the Fourth instead of running my hometown’s 5K (sniffle), I signed up for this race on Roosevelt Island. Anyone want to come with? Afterward we can explore all the creepy crevices of R. Island and then fight some folks for the last available brunch table!
As long as we’re talking NYC running, I’m volunteering at the NY Giants 5K in June, if any of you are making the trip. I don’t care about the Giants (I’m a Packer fan) but I definitely want to explore the stadium.
HBO is screening this four-part documentary in a few weeks. I think HBO does a great job overall with their docs — recent favorite: “The Loving Story,” about the court case that struck down laws against interracial marriage — but I’m a little apprehensive about this one. (To begin with, I don’t like the phrase “obesity epidemic” because it feels like needless scare language that is too vague for anyone to do anything about.) Still, I’ll be watching with interest.
I don’t have HBO so I requested a “screening kit” from the website and I should get it soon. Anyone want to come over and watch with me? That’s right, that’s how I like to party.
The Real Manhattan Diet.
This is really funny and not just a little bit true. Don’t get me wrong, I gained about 25 pounds when I moved here (subsequently lost and more). But if crying and worrying burned more calories, maybe I wouldn’t have! By the way, this is an article about The Manhattan Diet, the real book they’re referencing.
My new hot diet is the Eating Random Groceries In The Pantry To Save Up For More Fun Adventures diet. I hear Sarah Jessica Parker’s a big fan (not really).
Holy shit!
I always feel all sorts of awkward doing this, but…
Some good souls out there have asked (so kind, so very, very kind) to meet up in dee city, and as I would not-so-secretly lurrrve to meet
/touch/gaze atanyone who reads my rambles, I was wondering if anyone would like to join me for a calorie enhanced beer (or three) or water, at The Ginger Man (11 E. 36th St between 5th and Madison), on Tuesday, January the 3rd at shall we say? 8pm.It’ll be all sorts of awesome, and casual, and omigoodness I’m going to meet people who live inside my computer - how exciting! So yes, I am rambling because I am nervous, but if you’re free as a bird next Tuesday, feel free to join.
I swear I’m cooler in real life (disclaimer: I’m not at all).
Ps. I am also running the Emerald Nuts 4 mile run on Dec 31 (look at me getting off to a good start) so let me know if you are!.
Hey everyone. What you’re going to do is, you’ll resolve to meet new people (or new Tumblrs) in 2012, and then you go to this and you and I will clink glasses and check that sucker off.
So excited!!!
So close.
All right!!
Great reminder to go check your NYRR member history if you haven’t lately, and make sure you are signed up for anything else you need to do. (I’m still down 1 race myself.) And mark your calendars for November 4, 2012.
It would be funnier if I were planning to do this in a skirt and I were a dude. But you want to come with me anyway!! The organizer is staking $5 per attendee for charity. (Also I have no idea where my running skirt is. But I can definitely find it by Sunday.)
Kristof Wickman, “Self-Portrait”
Currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo from the artist’s website.
I’ve never been to any of these locations so I can’t speak to the quality of the classes. But they have a lot of options, and I signed up for a rooftop class, ‘cause come on, when do I get to do yoga on a rooftop? Also, free.
