A journey through motherhood, running, and life.
Good Morning, friends! Yesterday evening was the #BostonStrongSI event held at Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island. It was part of a wider, global event organized by my friend, Brian, from which over 120 cities across the world ran to show support to Boston and those affected. When I created the event for Staten Island, [...]
I received a phone call from one of my good friends at NYRR – she was someone I had met during the Foot Locker 5 Borough Challenge journey and have remained in close contact with her. She wanted to know if I would be interested in being filmed for an On the Run episode – an online [...]
Saturday morning was the Cold Feet 10k, a local trail race through the Greenbelt on Staten Island. Even though I’ve lived on Staten Island a good part of my life, I always seem to forget how expansive the trail network is here – there’s over 2800 acres of trails, parks, and natural areas. It’s amazing! [...]
I stopped running on trails as soon as I found out I was expecting. Although it probably wasn’t necessary until later in pregnancy, I was worried about running on uneven pavement and having to jump over branches, mud and water crossings. I’m a fairly klutzy runner (even on totally flat pavement) and didn’t want to [...]
I’ll run in the heat, rain, cold, or snow with no very little complaining. The one element that I despise and will avoid at all costs is the wind. I hate it. For me, there’s nothing as depressing as pushing yourself and feeling like you are barely moving. I always check wind speed before a run [...]
After watching my Facebook page fill with status updates and photos of my fellow Staten Islanders as well as friends in NYC helping those affected by Hurricane Sandy last week, I knew that I needed to find a way to help. Logistically, it’s difficult for me to physically help – having an (almost) 2 year [...]
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me the last week. As I’ve already expressed, my family is safe. My house was left virtually untouched. We were without power and heat for the better part of the week (both have been restored). But it seems like nothing compared to what so many people [...]
My late summer and early fall months were filled with dreams of winning the Foot Locker 5 Borough Challenge. Visions of participating in and completing my first ultra. Excitement of racing again after giving birth to my son earlier in the year. With all these fun, challenging events, it’s easy to see how I was [...]
If I had to sum up my experience participating in the inaugural Staten Island Trail Festival this weekend in a few words, it would be: I. Love. Trail. Running I would never leave the trails if I could. But since I also enjoy road racing, I can’t get on the trails as frequently as I [...]
Today was such a fun, exciting day! For almost 3 hours, my mom, my son, AJ, and I were able to experience what it (almost) feels like to be an elite runner or a VIP running the marathon during race week. The other individuals participating in the Foot Locker 5 Borough Challenge (FL5BC) and I were [...]
I recently found out that I was chosen to represent Staten Island in the Foot Locker 5 Borough Challenge at the 2011 NYC Marathon. Each year, 5 runners (one from each borough) are selected to participate in the challenge – they are to run the first half of the marathon together and then race against [...]
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