July 2009
“like running circles in a steam room. but with more clothes on.”
– bonnie, after a morning run through the hot, wet sponge that is New York City today.
MOTIVATION: naughty by nature.
This morning was...
MOTIVATION: the snooze button.
Clarification: hitting the snooze button for an hour and a half every 10 minutes does not count as cardio.
However, sleeping in on rest days between workout days are just that much more enjoyable knowing you’ve worked hard to earn it. In fact, taking days off are essential and in many ways a beneficial part of your work out regimine. For hard training athletes these days let your body...
“Yesterday’s run was great! No vomit!”
– MOTIVATION: bonnie.
MOTIVATION: the kindness of strangers in uber...
So it happened again. For the second time in two weeks! It’s a sad, embarrassing, though sometimes hilarious scene. I’m running. The sun is shining. I’m weaving between pedestrians, the blocks are sweeping by, and BAM! I fall. Dramatically. Not like a trip-and-a-hop-skip-and-keep-on-running-I-hope-no-one-saw-that-fall. More like the foot gets clipped and life slows down and my...
http://health-fitness.org/ny.html →
MOTIVATION: a great deal.
So, you know those booklets of coupons you get in the mail that are somewhat useless and annoying? Well, thanks to Melissa’s tip you can say goodbye to that tree-wasting snail-mail spam and say HELLO to recession heaven because this website offers virtual versions of those for ALL KINDS of NY workout studios - from yoga to dance to pilates. Click through for...
WatchMOTIVATION: jams.
If this doesn’t get you bouncing around on a Friday morning, I dunno what will. This rockin’ frontman is a friend of mine and I’m convinced he’s an under the radar rockstar with a slew of teeny bopper fans just waiting to pounce on him once his videos gets regular rotation on MTV.
Want more? You know you do: http://www.myspace.com/liamandme
“Orange Shirt” by Discovery (aka...
“Maybe it’s just one of those machetes on a string and some hidden camera...”
– Jen, on today’s run when we spotted a (possibly real, possibly fake) machete sitting unclaimed on a picnic table along the east river.
MOTIVATION: guns?
MOTIVATION: funny running. →
“my yogi was wearing searsucker shorts and like a patterned button down shirt. he...”
– MOTIVATION: melissa.
“I am eating a cupcake right now but trying to move my booty at the same time so...”
– MOTIVATION: jen. and cupcakes.
“I have decided to start running again in Maine…stay tuned.”
– MOTIVATION: erica.
MOTIVATION: my sister. →
My sister and her friends are teaming up to do this freakin’ amazing 195+ mile run http://www.hoodtocoast.com/ (aka “The MOTHER of all Relays”) in honor of a friend who lost his life a few years back.
PS - That’s more than 7 marathons…
PPS - …in 24 hours!!
MOTIVATION: music.
- “Lisztomania,”...
MOTIVATION: vomit.
Bonnie: I felt like I might throw up right there on my running shoes.
Emily: BAU.*
*Translation: Business As Usual.
“Red-Faced Runners
17%: Were caught during a pit stop
23%: Ran into a...”
– Based on 2,014 respondents to runnersworld.com poll
MOTIVATION: backfat.
that is all.
