I finished the Murakami book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, this past week. A review is in order.
I’ll just say this: everything I know about running, I learned from Murakami.

Nothing like starting a new hobby to give me an excuse to shop. It’s been over a month since I started jogging regularly. It’s time to bring out the plastic.
Some people have suggested (to my face) that I may have a shopping problem. Blasphemy! I’m a great shopper. Almost never do I buy anything on [...]

What is a mile? Or more specifically, how far is a mile? I always thought it was a standard measure of distance. Wikipedia says it’s 1.609344 km or 5,280 ft – and if it’s in Wikipedia, it must be true. Then why is it that New Balance and Google Maps can’t seem to agree?
From the [...]

A short post about yesterday’s brilliant idea of trying a new longer, harder route.

A few days ago I finished reading “The Book Thief” and have been trying to decide what book to read next.
My Short list (in order of preference):

El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche/The Obscene Bird of Night (been thinking of giving it another try)
Catcher in the Rye (nope, never read it)
Nickle and Dimed (how [...]

Today we skipped Fort Tryon’s trails and headed straight to the volleyball court.
Photos after the jump.

Who would have guessed that it would be easier to get me to run regularly than to blog?
It’s been a week since my last post and not for lack of running. I guess this is going to get some getting used to.
The most important news to report is that the crew (boyfriend and dog) and [...]

I’ve experience things many people only dream of.
I’ve walked the Great Wall – not the whole stretch but a nice bit. I’ve hiked the Inca Trail and the Franz Joseph glacier. I’ve horse-trekked the hills of Songpan, the trails of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and through lush coffee haciendas. I’ve biked down the [...]