Last week, while still in the grips of a very bad few days, I did something I hadn’t done for about two years: I pulled out the scale and weighed myself. I don’t know why I did it. I knew at the time that it was a bad idea, and I hadn’t had too much …
Tag Archive: Running
Outside/Inside
This past week has been full of ups and downs (and pretty extreme ones, at that). When the downs first hit, I thought they were just a sign that I’d be getting my period, and that they’d go away (which is what usually happens). Instead, they were just the beginning of an emotional roller coaster–one …
Madame Oiselle
A while ago (it was a few months ago, which I’m embarrassed to admit, but which I’m admitting anyway), I emailed the people at Oiselle were kind enough to send me an apparel item to review: a long-sleeved cotton/poly blend tee with an Eiffel Tower design on it. When it arrived, I had no idea …
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 …
