December 2010

December 20, 2010

Race Report: New York City Marathon (Part 3)

running / 11 Comments

***This is part 3 of a delayed race report from November 7, when I ran the New York City Marathon as a pacer/coach for tennis pro Justin Gimelstob. For part one, click here; for part two, click here.*** Really left you hanging with that last part of the race report, huh? Don’t worry, I turned part 3 around quickly – stay tuned for the exciting conclusion! After a grueling final few miles and just a few steps over the finish line, Justin collapsed on top of me. Now, if you’re loyal readers who checked out the New York Times article …

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December 17, 2010

Race Report: New York City Marathon (Part 2)

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***This is part 2 of a delayed race report from November 7, when I ran the New York City Marathon as a pacer/coach for tennis pro Justin Gimelstob. For part one, click here.*** Last year, I had been right in the front of my wave 2 start when Frank Sinatra started singing New York. This year, we were in the middle of the wave 1 start, which meant that we had a few minutes of just standing in place and then a slow walk to the chip mats before we could start running. I used the time to to sing …

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December 16, 2010

The toughest dinner to diet

career, diet, travel / 2 Comments

Dieters always complain about how hard it is to lose weight at a buffet. Meh – been there, done that. In fact, on my cruise, I actually managed to lose a pound! Buffets do have massive quantities of food, but there a lot of tactics for dealing with those – you scope out the whole line first, figure out what’s healthiest and load up on that, and figure out the one thing you’re dying to try and have a small portion. Nay, blog readers, the buffet is the least of my troubles in consulting. I’ve written a lot about how …

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December 14, 2010

Race Report: Reggae Marathon

running, travel / 8 Comments

(This race was run on December 4, 2010) I didn’t sleep very well last night – had some weird nightmares that made me toss and turn. I knew that it would be the sleep I got two nights before the race that would count, but I hoped that the nightmares weren’t foretelling a bad race. Unfortunately, when I woke up enough to notice, I realized that there was a steady rhythm coming from outside my room… could it be? Ugh, yes – more rain! No! I had already done my first tropical marathon (Honolulu in 2008) starting in a rainstorm, …

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December 13, 2010

7am… and I’m already spent!

health and fitness, travel / 1 Comment

Today, I was on a different flight than usual and didn’t need to be out the door to the airport until 6:30am. Bliss! To a consultant, that’s like the equivalent of sleeping till noon on a weekend 🙂 Of course, for me, that meant something more than just extra sleep (and is it really extra when you’re working till midnight anyway?) – it meant that if I planned carefully, I could hit the gym for a very quick workout before heading out. My gym opens at 5:45am, so I was going to have to time this carefully. I made sure …

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