One of my favorite things about living in DC is that I have tons of options that make getting around (relatively) easy. It’s one of the benefits of city living. Sure, there are a ton of annoyances, but transportation options are a strong point in the plus column of city living. Personally, I commute primarily […]
NYC Marathon 2018 Race Recap
So, I ran the 2018 NYC Marathon and this is my official race recap. I have not been writing a ton on the blog – I have honestly been spending more time on Instagram but I have a lot of thoughts on this race and wanted to put them in long form rather than just on […]
Training for NYC Marathon
I have not written one single training post for the NYC Marathon. In part because I have been so busy but primarily because NYC is not a “goal race” for me. I am not running it for time – I’m running it for the experience. I always love reading about others training, however, so I […]
Top 10 Things About DC Life
I love DC. However – there are some challenges to living in the Nation’s Capital and honestly, since January 2017 living in DC has been a bit more difficult. BUT I like to focus on the positive and there are a lot of wonderful things about DC Life. Today I’m sharing ten of then with […]
Prague Trip Highlights
Prague was the second city on my European tour last fall and I truly fell in love. Prague is my new favorite city and I would literally go back tomorrow if I could. I thought it was a beautiful city and I also loved the people. I had a number of fantastic experiences in Prague […]
Top Ten Big Birdcamp Memories
I recently returned from my fifth running camp sponsored by my favorite running apparel company, Oiselle. This year’s camp was up in northern PA, at Camp IHC and it was spectacular. It’s impossible to encapsulate the entire experience so I decided to make a top ten list. Here are my top ten big bird camp […]
Run Commute for Car Free Day!
Hi friends. As I’ve mentioned before, I sometimes run commute to or from work. It is a great way to get to and from work and get your workout in. I was recently featured in a Washington Post article about run commuting and it made me realize that with Car Free Day coming up on […]
The Mental Side of Running
I have written about this before (here and here) but now that I am training for a race but don’t have a time goal for my next marathon, I have a bit of a different perspective. In case you missed it, I am currently training for the New York City Marathon. I’m actually fundraising for […]
Soul Food Sessions: Crispy Seared Trout with Two-Pea Succotash
As some of you might know, my day is job involves diversity and inclusion. While I am a lawyer by trade, I know lead diversity and inclusion at a large law firm. It’s something I am passionate about and so when there is an opportunity to seek out diversity in other aveneus I am all […]
June 2018 Action Plan Update
June came and went in a flash and it seems that July will as well. As such, I’m excited to share my June Action Plan update with all of you. As a reminder, here are the four things I am focusing on for this year: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon […]