I’ve talked before about how much I love Oiselle. I can’t help it–I just can’t resist a company that was founded by a woman, makes a great product, and remains committed to its ideals. That’s why I’m proud to say that I’m a Team Oiselle athlete. To quote from the Oiselle athletes page, The women …
Tag Archive: Racing
Really, Gina Kolata?
I normally enjoy Gina Kolata‘s writing, and I like her Personal Best column in the New York Times quite a bit. But this just strikes me as ridiculous: That means it is a disadvantage to eat most of the day’s calories at one time — at night, for example. But athletes should make dietary changes …
Race Report: PPTC Cherry Tree 10-miler
Yesterday I ran the Prospect Park Track Club Cherry Tree 10-miler with Tracy and Tara. Actually, it might be more accurate to say I ran the race thanks to them. If they hadn’t been there to keep me going every step of the way, I would have given up before I’d even started. For no real …
Fruits of my Labor: Half-Marathon Training Bonanza
This weekend has been pretty busy. It snowed most of the day yesterday, and it’s been freezing. Definitely a departure from the mild winter we’d previously been having. Because of the temperatures, I ended up spending a lot of time inside working on putting together training plans for Team Challenge Brooklyn since I recently found out …
Sunday Run-down: Three Rs
A week ago I ran the Philadelphia half-marathon, and followed it up on Thursday with a 10k Turkey Chase. This means, for one thing, that I’ll be writing two race reports in the very near future. It also means that it’s time to move on from half-marathon training and find a new focus for my …
