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January 31, 2012

Ultimate Foodie Weekend, Part 2

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Despite my late night at Per Se, there was no sleeping in for me – I was up at 7:30am on Sunday morning to take care of stuff around the apartment before my Athleta group run at 9:30. Unsurprisingly, I woke up not even a little bit hungry (hmm, wonder why?), so I skipped breakfast and tossed a protein bar in my bag to have after the Athleta run. Sunday’s discussion before the run focused on crosstraining. Crosstraining has really been the cornerstone of my running training – I would guess that I spend a lot more time lifting weights …

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January 30, 2012

Restaurant Review: Per Se

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After my brunch on Saturday morning, I went on a self-imposed fast for the rest of the day. Big things were brewing: I was off to check out the New York Times-rated best restaurant in New York City, Per Se. My good friend from college, Barry, works in investment management. As part of his career path, he was required to study and pass the Chartered Financial Analyst exam series – three very difficult tests that each require months of preparation and have something like a 30% pass rate. It takes most people multiple tries to pass certain parts of the …

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January 29, 2012

Race Report: Brooklyn Hot Chocolate 10K

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After a week of long hours and little sleep, clearly the best activity for a Friday was… going out for drinks and not catching up on sleep. Oops! Last night was the monthly meeting of my women’s beer tasting group, The Real Alewives of New York City. We convened at Local 61, a new bar in Brooklyn that had a pretty neat vibe, and I enjoyed a few new-to-me brews. Total count of unique beers I’ve tried is now 256 – definitely on track for my target of 400 by the end of the year! I had planned to head …

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January 11, 2012

No more pounding it out at the gym

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This morning, while catching up on one of my favorite blogs’ links edition (thanks, Greatist!), I found a really excellent article that pretty much sums up my feelings exactly: The Benefits of Exercising Together, by Dr. John Mandrola. I love the “pillar” Dr. Mandrola describes: “make daily exercise feel as normal as eating and sleeping.” That kind of habitual activity is exactly what I’m striving for, and I think it’s the most natural way to live. Do I work out every day? No, but on days when I haven’t at least gotten my heart rate up (whether through a workout …

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January 9, 2012

Running (and dancing and eating and drinking) with friends

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When I laid out my plans for the weekend on Thursday, I didn’t fully intend to accomplish all of them. That was a lot of workouts schedule for just one two day weekend! However, I ended up doing all but one, and had a ball in the process. Viva la busy lifestyle! I woke up on Saturday surprisingly sore – presumably from the bootcamp I attended with Katelyn on Friday morning. When I caught up with her later in the weekend, we both agreed that we thought we had wussed out and given up far too early on the workout …

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