Our last night in New York, we decided to go to Nobu Fifty Seven in Midtown for some ridiculously good sushi. When you dine here, you have the option to let the waiter create a dining experience for you. Ours picked some of the best and most popular items for us and brought them out… [Read More]
NYC
Southern Hospitality in the Big Apple
Ari’s east coast husband, Mac, made us reservations at Justin Timberlake’s restaurant, Southern Hospitality, in midtown for Sunday night. Even though we didn’t run a full marathon, we still had a long day and were ready for some good old southern comfort food. I didn’t get a picture of the appetizer itself because it was… [Read More]
Everyday that starts with a run is a great day!
This morning, Team Chances rallied together, had a team meeting, and headed over to Central Park for a short fun-run to get the team back into good spirits. Boy did it ever! Ari and I did about 3.5 miles at a 9:11 pace. I told her that’s what happens when we aren’t Garmin-stalking the whole… [Read More]
When Life Gives You Lemons….
We had an amazing trip out here to NYC with the team today. We got to our hotel at about 4pm or so. The news that the 2012 Ing New York City Marathon was cancelled started to spread like crazy about an hour later. We were getting ready to go to the expo when we… [Read More]
Shaving my legs and fueling my motivation
This past week, I ran 14 miles for the first time. It really solidified the feeling of a transition from half marathon to full marathon training for me. It was a really cool feeling! Since I was transitioning physically and mentally, I thought it would be cool to fuel my motivation with a little bit… [Read More]