NYC Running Mama

Tired is JUST a State of Mind

nycrunningmama — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:44:31 +0000

Tuesday’s swim workout was tough. It was 2,800 LONG yards. It wasn’t a terribly hard workout on paper, but my arms were still {really} tired from Sunday evening’s 2 mile swim. I felt fatigued during the warm-up on Tuesday morning. The WARM-UP!! Not what you want to feel when you have 8x100yd repeats and then [...]

Ironman Lake Placid (T – 11)

nycrunningmama — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:31 +0000

After an awesome week of training the previous week, I was really excited to start T-11. However, the week didn’t go as planned. My older sister went into labor Monday evening and my sisters, mom, niece and I spent most of the night either awake at my mom’s (waiting while she went to the [...]

Ironman Lake Placid (T – 12)

nycrunningmama — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:40 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day!! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Special Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and mother-in-law – I am blessed to have two amazing women in my life!! We started a tradition a few years ago (when my niece was born) of going out to brunch. This is the one “holiday” that [...]

NJ Marathon Race Recap

nycrunningmama — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:28:22 +0000

First, thank you SO much for all of your encouraging and supportive words on my last post – I’ve reread them over the last few days numerous times and they’ve helped put me back on the right track. Physically, I feel great. My legs were a little sore on Monday (not even 1/2 as sore [...]

Initial Thoughts on NJ Marathon (Failure)

nycrunningmama — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:30:54 +0000

So, yesterday’s marathon did not go as planned. I didn’t hit my A, B, or C goals. Instead, I got my first DNF (did not finish). Long story short (I’ll go into more detail in my next post). I got charlie horse-like cramps just past mile 22 (my garmin said 22.5 but it was a [...]

NJ Marathon Info!

nycrunningmama — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:59:04 +0000

Hey everyone!! I have SO much to share with you regarding my week in Atlanta with Mizuno. We are on our way home after a fun, exciting week but my mind is focused on one thing – the NJ Marathon on Sunday. After months and months of planning, training, and imagining this race, it is [...]

BIG News, More Races and Last Speed Workout

nycrunningmama — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:17:04 +0000

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had some exciting news to share with you all…On Monday, my husband, both boys, and I will be heading down to Atlanta, GA, to spend the week working with Mizuno!!! A short time ago, I was contacted by Mizuno’s PR agency to see if I was [...]

#BostonStrongSI Recap

nycrunningmama — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:09:31 +0000

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, [...]

#BostonStrongSI + Taper Begins

nycrunningmama — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:30:54 +0000

The #BostonStrong runs are being held tonight. After I wrote about the one being organized in NYC, I made the decision to organize one in my hometown: The FB event page is located here. We have over 100 people running or walking in support of Boston tonight. PowerBar is sponsoring us so there will be gels, [...]

My Heart is Heavy for Boston + BostonStrongNYC

nycrunningmama — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:10:14 +0000

It’s been a few days since the events occurred in Boston. I have yet to write anything here because, frankly, I still am having a hard time expressing what I feel. Heartbroken. Sad. Angry. I can’t even begin to imagine what Bostonians and the runners and spectators who experienced it firsthand must be going through. When I [...]