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Reasons Taipei 101 is the coolest building in the world

Yeah, locals say it's a tourist trap but I will go to my grave defending it. It was the VERY first thing I did when I first came to Taiwan. I've been to the top four times and it's not nearly enough

1. Just LOOK at it! So beautiful!!!

The entire design of the building is chock full of symbolism, but that would honestly take a whole other post.

2. It's really tall!!!

More than half a kilometer tall! It was the tallest building in the world from its completion in 2004 until the Burj Khalifa was finished. The only building outside of Asia that is taller than Taipei 101 is the One World Trade Center in NYC. It is STILL the tallest LEED-certified building in the world.

3. It also used to have the fastest elevators in the world!

You can get up to the observation deck in 37 seconds!

4. It's really tall AND was built in a VERY Earthquake-prone area, which is just badass

It was built only 200 meters away from a major fault line. It was built with a TON of innovations to withstand earthquakes up to a 9 on the Richter Scale. There are videos online of the observation deck at the top rocking during typhoons and major earthquakes, but the building is TOTALLY stable because...

5. It has a GIANT METAL BALL at the top to keep it from falling down in earthquakes and typhoons

It's called a mass damper and it's one of the reasons I'm so obsessed with this building. This thing has a diameter of 5.5 meters and weighs 660 metric tons (that's 728 American tons or whatever they're called)! Typhoons and earthquakes make this thing swing around (it moved a meter during a typhoon in 2015!) and that keeps the building itself from moving too much

6. The damper has mascots - Damper babies!

There's mascots for everything in East Asia... But these guys are a hit. There are four different babies in four different colors, all with their own personalities. There's so much merch for them too, and even comic books.

Look at these guys!

7. The entire building lights up on New Year's Eve!

Okay, this might actually be the coolest fact. In America, you go to Times Square and see the ball drop or something for NYE. In Australia you see the fireworks over the Sydney Opera House or whatever. But in Taiwan, Taipei 101 LAUNCHES FIREWORKS OUT OF ITS SIDES! AND the countdown clock is just the entire side of the building and there's a cool light show during the fireworks! Check it out!

8. The top of the building lights up in different colors depending on what day of the week it is!

It's a nice touch. It'll also do special light things for special events (like pride or the war in Ukraine), but generally:

9. It has a vertical marathon every year!

I almost forgot about it, but yeah. You can run up the stairs all the way to the top. Wild!

[shadowarq]

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[nycrunning]

New York City Half Marathon Tips, Course Strategy and Logistics

You know the “don’t wear anything new on race day” and all the basics… now, let’s do the United NYC Half Marathon as well as we can. I have done this race 9 times so far -since 2006, its first year, to last year, 2019, and I keep running into people who haven’t raced it and have lots of questions (post in the comments section below if you have any questions not covered here!).If you just want to…

[nativenewyorkerposts]

“Not a wind, not even a high, exactly, but an elevation.  A sense that you had gone beyond yourself and could go further still...” (”Elevation”)  Stephen King’s new novel includes a 12 kilometer Thanksgiving race known as the Turkey Trot:)  The runners, in this New York City Marathon photo, appear to be descending.  But, actually, they are entering the Queensboro Bridge.  Long-distance running is often used as a metaphor for the journey of life.  Billy Joel’s “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)” was influenced by the sport of boxing.  But the message is the same: “All I needed was a little faith/So I could catch my breath/And face the world again...”  (Photo taken on November 1, 2015)

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With only 6 weeks until the🗽New York City Marathon, Aimee is right on track with her program & looking as strong as ever💪! Thankfully, Aimee is a rockstar & gives 110% on everything, leaving me with very little concern 🙏 that she won't hold herself accountable when it comes to sticking with the plan. This is an absolute blessing for us trainers 😜! . . When preparing for a marathon, it's important that you not only focus on the running aspect, but equally so, your strength training 🏋️‍♀️ & recovery process. Marathon training takes its toll on you physically, mentally & emotionally and we want to make sure her body & mind 🤔 are feeling as good as possible on that Fall, November Sunday. . . Exercises like these Rear-Foot Elevated Split Squats to a Balance will definitely help with the physical aspect of the preparation; strengthening the major muscles of the lower body & core, as well as the smaller muscles that'll help stabilize the ankles, knees & hips! As a result, this should make her stronger as a runner 🏃‍♀️ while decreasing her risk of injury! . . Aimee, you're an inspiration to us all 🙌! Keep pushing through & working hard as always👊! You're almost there & we all can't wait to cheer you on as you crush your second NYC Marathon🏆! . . #CommitFitNYC #PersonalTrainer #PersonalTraining #Marathon #marathontraining #nycmarathon #marathoner #marathonrunner #marathonready #marathonprep #strengthtraining #sportspecific #sportspecifictraining #runningtraining #runningexercises #runningstrengthtraining #nyctrainer #uesnyc #uestrainer (at Upper East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/CULCKI2gJTJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"Offseason" Week 1 (10/18-24) training review: Total time running 8 hours, 47 minutes Total elevation gain 2,831 feet Total distance 58.7 miles ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sunday: debuting my new pair of Xero Prios from @xeroshoes . Zero-drop with a thin sole. You can really feel the surfaces that you are running on in your feet, a great way to get back to be completely present and to also strengthen my feet and legs with complete full range of motion. This was my first run on the Putnam Greenway since paved. I like it. ○ Monday: rest 🛌🏽 ○ Tuesday: back out on the Putnam and through Kingsbridge ○ Wednesday: around Bronx Park, up to Van Cortlandt on Mosholu Pkwy and around the Jerome Park Reservoir. I saw this "❤ Bronx" drawn on the sidewalk in Kingsbridge. Very nice. In NYC, there is no other place that I would want to call home than the Bronx. ○ Thursday: long run back on the trails. OCA (Old Croton Aqueduct) trail up through Van Cortlandt and Tibbetts Brook Parks to Yonkers Ave, then back to Van Cortlandt on the South County and onto the Putnam. Over to the XC, Cass Gallagher and the other trails I have grown to love running in the back woods. Quiet and peaceful 🙏🏽. ○ Friday: rest 🛌🏽 ○ Saturday: tested out the Xeros on some gravel trail and hit some Riverdale and Kingsbridge hills. I ran through a Manhattan College XC team workout in the back hills of Van Cortlandt and it was cool to see them pushing it through the hills. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Offseason is in quotes because road Marathon season is done for me and I am not training for any specific race. I am just training for health and fitness, while getting my trail climbing legs back. I am mapping out new long run routes and have many plans for the upcoming winter. There are always levels above where you're at, you just have to want it and go get it. #bronxrunners #runuptown #runwestchester #runthebronx #runnyc #strava #stravarun #garmin #garminforerunner645 #offseason #newbalancerunning #xeroshoes #altra #altrarunning #zerodrop #minimalistrunning #runningastherapy #basebuilding #autumntraining #autumnrunning #brainrecovery #recovery #cardio #strengthbuilding https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxRWn4nE-m/?igshid=c2x7w6d4idov

[hunter-runstheworld]

11/04

So yesterday I ran a marathon. Yeah 26.2 miles. I keep wanting to be like “ran” but you know what, I may run slow, I may have DIED around mile 16 and then died even more around 19, and at mile 24 I genuinely was like my legs are going to stop working.... but I finished. It may have been nearly an hour more than what I wanted, but NYC, you are one hell of a course. I fully enjoyed the first half. I loved the groups of people that would cheer me on by name, which then it would go down the line of people to hear my name and also cheer me on, and I felt like I was on top of the world. I really partied with these party people. I would be like “woo yeah” and pump my fist when spectators cheered me, and I gave a ton of energy away all the way through, I sprinted over the queensboro bridge, and there was no returning from that. In the end I could not even give the spectators any energy. I needed more training, which I knew, but I was so close to being ready. I still put in so much work, and I’m trying so hard to not be mad about my legs giving out in the end. I basically knew it would happen. The elevation was a lot!!!!

Onto bigger and better things, but tbh what’s bigger & better than the NYC marathon?? All I can say is I can’t wait to make marathons my b*, come back from this better than ever. I know how I can train smarter next time. I know I will be ready next time. Watch out.

[comradesklaine]

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★★★ Here I Am, Honey by luckie_dee When Blaine Anderson visits Kellerman's Mountain Home with his family in the summer of 1963, he isn't expecting anything more than days in the sun and games of croquet, but when he and his cousin Rachel meet the staff dance instructors, his plans get thrown for a loop. Blaine's family vacation might just end up being the time of his life. A Klaine Dirty Dancing AU. 

Another Life by wintercreek It’s a typical Wednesday. Except for the part where Kurt’s in a suit, wearing the glasses he got last spring but usually only wears just before bed and in extreme contact solution shortages, and miming some sort of imperious dialog with an empty chair.

you go to my head by regala_electra Cuddly tipsy friends celebrating and enjoying inappropriate times together.

life tearing at the seams by regala_electra It’s amazing how the right distressed designer wear can be mistaken for something one of the dangerous kids would wear. Kurt Hummel, one of the outcasts of McKinley High, dreams of leaving Lima behind. Then Blaine Anderson transfers during Kurt's senior year.

Pavlovian by rospeaks Kurt uses kisses as positive reinforcement without even realizing it. This is very detrimental in the kitchen, unfortunately.

Somebody Kind by robotsfighting Kurt is sick; Blaine is very insistently helpful.

To the Moon and Back by idoltina Blaine Anderson is four when he decides he wants to be an astronaut.

Since The Day We Found You by robotsfighting The Hummel-Hudson house feels like home to Blaine, in a way that his own house never has.

education in harmony by blackmustache Blaine doesn't meet Kurt during his sophomore year at Dalton - but fate intervenes and makes sure they still cross paths a little later in their lives.

Lamb in The Wood by idoltina Six years after New Directions graduates from William McKinley High School, Kurt and Blaine share an apartment in New York. In the early hours of the morning, a phone call from Quinn rocks their world. • warning for character death (artie)

Intertwined and Overrun by idoltina Blaine is nineteen and home for the summer, a newly minted college sophomore. The hospital lights are blindingly bright, but the world has never been darker.

Let it Snow by santaklaine Kurt pinpoints the very moment his heart stops while on vacation at a ski resort with Blaine over the holidays. The vacation gets better after that.

Life and Times of Author B.A. Dalton by oncetwiceforevr Blaine Anderson (aka B.A. Dalton) is a writer from Los Angeles. Kurt Hummel changes him. 

The Boy on The Seesaw by regala_electra He’s gay. It’s not the end of the world. He’s pretty sure of that, at least he thinks so, and he’s trying to figure it out, but deep down he always knew, even before he had a real word to put there, pinning over his heart three letters gay and the world’s changed forever. Blaine Anderson's life as seen through several memorable summers and a conversation before his 16th summer vacation.

It’s Only Time by warble_on The summer before Kurt is to leave for college in New York, he creates a way to keep close to Blaine when they’re apart. 

Runner!Klaine verse by YourFairyGodfather Kurt is running his very first marathon for Reasons (and they're really good ones. Probably). Blaine is a marathon junkie with a total disregard for how good looking he is at seven in the morning (or in spandex pants). It's a good thing they're made for each other, because there are 26 more miles to the finish line.

In the Haze by oncetwiceforevr Blaine Anderson is a firefighter in NYC. One day, he meets Kurt Hummel. This is their story.

One’s Impossible, Two is Dreary by Lokei Kurt’s voice in his ear is warm and evens out all of the jagged edges on Blaine’s insides. “I’m back early from Callbacks and wanted to make sure to respond to you before it got too late. Care to explain this text?”

In Sickness and in... by flaming_muse There’s just Blaine, his hot pillow, and the heavy winter clouds pressing down on his chest. Futurefic.

Not The Boy Next Door by wordplay Blaine Anderson is a struggling musician with a new job. This is the story of everything he finds there. • fic is kinda incomplete without the images but they’re still within the pdf/epub, *here*

One Foot In Front Of The Other by apropensityforcharm 6x11 reaction. In which Blaine’s first day at NYU isn’t too great, until Elliott shows up. 

History Books Forgot About Us by apropensityforcharm 6x05 reaction. Ten teeny tiny moments of beautiful, ordinary love between Kurt and Blaine. Inspired by the Heads Up game in the elevator. 

★★★  Stunning and Cadaverous by rm (arem) AU. Blaine's back home in Lima because his father is dying. He meets Kurt for the first time in the Lima Bean when he accidentally spills coffee all over him. Turns out Kurt's a funeral director. But that's not really the strangest thing about either of them.

Eventually I’ll Get the Guy by mailroomorder When Blaine goes to college and moves into the dorms, there are a few things that are more difficult than expected; it's hard to jerk off when you're living in a dorm surrounded by people, and it's even more frustrating when the person you're fantasizing about is your roommate.

Extended Families by imaginentertain Blaine has an interesting relationship with his boyfriend's father

that was then; he is now by villiageidiot Now that there's Blaine, everything's different.

Ink verse by orphan_account Meet cute AU: Blaine is a florist and Kurt is a tattoo artist from the shop next door.

To Shake the Pride of Angels by Cimmerians Kurt and Blaine have never met. Until they do.

Puppy Kisses by hdarchive He’s determined to be the most romantic husband in the entire world, chocolates and roses and puppies included.

unexpected by klaineanummel Blaine Anderson was just about the last thing Professor Kurt Hummel expected out of a TA. • one of the softest blaines written i wanna cry just thinking about him

TattooArtists!Klaine verse by alilactree

On My Way (To You) by MakerOfAnarchy Blaine pines after Kurt Hummel for an entire year before fate steps in and gives him just the nudge he needed.

Encounters by orphan_account Kurt and Blaine have a one night stand at a club. Then they start to see each other randomly around the city as if some strange force keeps trying to bring them together.

The Littlest Vows by rainjoyswriting Blaine is afraid of spiders. Kurt helps.

Cooper Anderson, D.D.S. by luckie_dee Blaine has a loose tooth, and Cooper plans to use it to further his future career as an actor.

Someone Marches Brave by Lexie The aftermath of multiple elections isn't easy to handle.

Starcrossed by thefatesallow (orphan_account) It is the Fourth Quarter Quell. Kurt, the Victor of the 98th Hunger Games, is braced to return for his second year as a mentor. All he hopes for is a quick Games so he can return home and battle his nightmares until the next year. But then Blaine Anderson is reaped.

The Sky Could Be Blue by JudeAraya Relationships with the Winged are as close to illegal as can be, but when Kurt Hummel hires Blaine Anderson to walk in his runway show, neither can deny their instant chemistry.

Testers by gleeficarchivepseud (andyetilienot) Kurt and Blaine find a new way to make money on the side.

(We’ve Got) Obsessions by gleeficarchivepseud (andyetilienot) “Tested” reaction fic.

A Mild Case of Vampirism by icedwhitemocha sometimes a teddy bear is just a teddy bear. this is not one of those times.

What They Say About The Third Time by a_simple_rainbow Blaine is a cinematography student who agrees to help some classmates out with their end of semester project. Kurt is a fashion student who agrees to help his high school friend, Artie Abrams.

Hate On Me Hater by rospeaks Kurt and Blaine are fashion critics in competition with each other. • p much just pwp lmaooo

Mistaken Identity by kurtiepie "How do you accidentally do something like that?" After a long day, Blaine comes home to find that his friend and roommate Sam has accidentally set him up on a blind date. 

The Tune Without The Words by FyrMaiden It's not Blaine's wings which make him special.

Down To The River by FyrMaiden Faith is an important part of Blaine's life, and he doesn't want to lose it.

Fire Forged Friends by kurtiepie "This is the worst bitter rivalry Kurt has ever been a part of." After coming to the conclusion that she would rather be fear than play nice, Rachel corrals the New Directions into a fiercely competitive new mindset. Kurt doubts her methods, but goes along with them -- until the Warbler's leading man sends him a message, telling him it's 'crucial' that he sees him.

Soothe by Ladylywrites Blaine has a nightmare and calls Kurt.

All Your Curves And Edges by Ladylywrites Set after 'Tested'; Blaine opens up a little more about his feelings in the after glow of making up.

Blaine Anderson, Guerrilla Knitter at Large by madamemonday Blaine knits!!

Nine in the Afternoon by hedgerose Growing up and growing together.

Clandestine ‘verse by DasWarSchonKaputt The first words Kurt Hummel ever says to Blaine are, “Take the shot.” (spy!klaine)

All My Numbers by sweetiejelly Eight years later, at the urging of their friends, Kurt and Blaine try speed dating. It doesn't work. Until it does spectacularly.

We Should Be Woo’d by flowerfan Sam turns to Blaine for advice on how to help Spencer woo Alistair, but Blaine and Kurt are a little busy…

want to be wanted by sxndazed "What are you afraid of?" He looks up and meets her eyes. She'll prod until he answers, but she wants him to answer without having her do so. He sighs. "I'm afraid of not being enough."

Under Your Spell(ing) by notthetoothfairy Emotionally isolated skank!Kurt approaches Blaine at a church youth group meeting, and somehow ends up with more feelings than he can handle.

And now here they are by tinysocieties “I can’t wait to read it,” Blaine says, his expression open and sincere. Kurt feels fond all of a sudden. He can already tell it’s going to be a problem.

Emotions in Limine by whenidance Lawyer!Kurt, Paralegal!Blaine

[omnomsauruswrites]

Royal Blue

Pairing: Bucky x reader

Word Prompt: Hoodies, for @captain-rogers-beard​ for #Mimi’s Fall Into Marvel Challenge

Summary: What happens after you accidentally wear Bucky’s hoodie

The royal blue hoodie was on a back of the kitchen chair and you didn’t think twice before you swiped it and gathered your snacks for a Brooklyn Nine-Nine marathon.

Your day had been shit. One of Tony’s new inventions had malfunctioned and caught fire, which set off the sprinkler system, dousing you. Of course, today was the day you wore white, making your blouse see-through. Tony had apologized multiple times, saying he’d dry clean your clothes. You all but growled at him the third time he said something.

Lucky for you Friday nights meant team nights and you’d have the whole place to yourself. You wouldn’t have to see Tony until possibly Monday. So you set your sights on Andy Samberg and the cast to make you laugh and make the day better.

Your fingers had turned orange from the Cheetos and your cheeks hurt from laughing. You sighed. It was the perfect way to unwind. You knew the silence wouldn’t last long, looking at the clock, the team should be back soon. And as if on cue the elevator doors opened and you heard Clint’s drunken voice. If he was drunk, then everyone but Cap and Bucky were too.

You pulled the sleeves of the hoodie over your hands, trying to disappear within it as your eyes continued to stare at the TV.

“Hey Y/n,” you heard Clint sing-song.

You rolled your eyes, nodding but not turning. “Are you still angry at Tony?” he asked at too high of a volume.

“Clint, I’m right here.”

“Why are there two of you?” he commented, as he sat down next to you.

“Cause your drunk, sweetheart,” you replied, patting his hand.

He hummed before stealing some of your Cheetos. “Clint….” you growled.

“I’m hungry,” he whined, before stuffing them in his mouth.

You rolled your eyes before picking up the bag and getting up off the couch. “Y/n?” Steve asked suddenly.

“Yeah,” you responded, shuffling to the kitchen.

“Where did you get the hoodie?”

You pointed to the kitchen chair. “There.”

“It’s twice your size.”

You looked down, noticing indeed it was, laying on your mid-thigh, the sleeves engulfing your hands. You shrugged, pushing up the sleeves to get a glass of water. “It’s Bucky’s,” Steve mentioned.

You spit out your water on the kitchen backsplash. It was… no… it couldn’t be. You looked down again, noticing for the first time the faded B. Oh, fuck, oh fuck… it was… “Why are you wearing my hoodie?” you heard a husky voice question.

You turned and Bucky was staring right at you, his eyebrows creased in confusion. “I�� uhh…” you ripped it off quickly, pushing it into his chest. “I was cold,” you completed before almost sprinting out of there.

You had to put on Bucky Barnes’ hoodie didn’t you. You groaned into the pillow before rolling on to your back, staring at the black ceiling. You couldn’t sleep. You were plagued with the fact that you had put on your crush’s hoodie. “Stupid, stupid, stupid,” you muttered to yourself as you banged your head against the softness. You glanced at the clock. Everyone should be in bed. You sat up, before getting up off the bed and grabbed the blanket, throwing it on your shoulders.

You left your room, using the dim hallway lights to guide you to the elevators. You needed air after your embarrassment, so you went to the one place you could truly find space. The roof.

New York City sparkled all around as you sat on the lounger, staring up at the sky. You wished you could see the stars, it was the one thing missing in the NYC sky. You had always wondered if Steve and Bucky saw them in the 30s and 40s, but you didn’t have the heart to ask. You sighed. You had told yourself to get over this little crush, but it had seemed to grown in the past weeks.

Bucky had been doing little things that would make your stomach flip, making sure that you got a cup of coffee in the mornings, the last slice of cake or a voice on what movies they watched. You didn’t know what had started it. For the most part, you helped Tony in his lab and trained on your own just because you could. Well, that and Tony insisted you be prepared.

The first time you spared with Steve, you forgot to duck and he had been so close to punching your cheek that you went to the basics of punching and kicking. After months, you had improved to where you could avoid a punch from Steve and he had suggested you start to train with Bucky. You had protested. Your crush at that point was already big enough to where you’d try to be polite and exit the room as soon as you could when he was in it. However, Steve insisted, which had brought you two closer.

A ding of the elevators pulled you out of your thoughts, as your eyes fell on the man that you had been trying to avoid. “Hey,” he whispered.

You nodded, curling into your blanket. You tried your best to look small and to be uninterested in his appearance on the roof. You knew his feelings on sharing and it probably had pissed him off that you had taken his hoodie.

You continued to stare at the skyline, watching the light pollution all around that was until Bucky’s figure blocked your view. You sighed. “What?” you asked with irritation.

“Why did you run?”

The bustling of the city was the only sound the two of you heard. He crouched down after a few minutes, as you realized he was wearing the same hoodie you had been wearing early. “Why did you run?” he repeated.

You looked away before a finger brought your face back to his. You sighed. “I didn’t know it was yours, ok,” you muttered.

His finger lingered on your jaw. “That doesn’t really…”

“Cause it’s you.”

His finger dropped from your face as he stayed crouched. His eyes searching yours. You let out a more exasperated sigh. “Guess we really are doing this huh…..” You stood from the lounger, walking to the edge of the roof, as you kept your back to him. “Cause I have the HUUUUUUUGEST crush on you. And I shouldn’t. And I’ve tried not to. And the moment, I put it on, I should have known. For FUCK’S. SAKE. I should have known. But life gave me a good curveball today and I just wanted to….”

You paused. Today had been shit and you had just wanted to be comforted and warm and the hoodie had done that for you. “I wanted to be comforted and your hoodie … it did that for me.”

You shrugged and the blanket fell off your shoulder, exposing skin to the nippy fall air. Silence fell around the both of you again. Your eyes closed and shook your head, pulling up the blanket again. You stepped away from the ledge, the silence becoming too much. You made your way to the door.

“Don’t go,” Bucky called out.

You hung your head. It was a simple request and it made you stop, your hand on the door knob.

“Please, stop running away from me.”

Your hand left the door, but you didn’t turn. It took a beat before he spoke again. “I liked….,” you heard him swallow. “I liked seeing you in my hoodie.”

You felt your heart beat out of your chest, but you still couldn’t turn around.

“I like sparing with you. I hate it when you try subtly to exit a room that I just entered. I hate that you don’t come to team night’s unless forced because there’s nothing I want more than you sitting next to me,” he confessed.

You closed your eyes, letting the moment sink into your skin before turning to face him. Your hand rearranged your ponytail as you stared at him in his blue hoodie and basketball shorts. “Does this mean I get to wear the hoodie?” you quipped, trying to take the edge off the conversation.

“You can have anything of mine.”

You laughed. “Anything?” you pondered, as he stepped closer.

“Anything, as long as you stop running,” he answered, standing a foot away from you.

You tilted your head and searched his blue orbs. “We really going to do this?”

He nodded, as he took your hand. “Yes, doll, we are really going to do this.”

“And all it took was me wearing your hoodie, huh?”

He laughed, the happiness making its way to his eyes.

“Yep.”

You took the step forward, wrapping your arms around his neck. “I want the hoodie, want all the hoodies.”

“Done,” he said before his lips met yours.

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Venting Frustration

... not that I know how to talk about my frustration let alone write it into proper words. I can’t write eloquent words, pfft.

But, idk. I’m just in the mood to randomly talk about my obsession with Bruce Greenwood... wait no, Theo! Wait that’s not right, I meant Kal! Ergh, no, no, it’s the asshole David Bell, right? Wrong, it’s totally about Harry - hold on a sec, Nessa, they’re basically sharing the same face claim! Damn. My obssession with Bruce Greenwood isn’t even funny 😭 Binge watching his movies/tv shows obviously isn’t making it any better - I kept coming up with so much plots based on the feels I get from all the characters, waaa 😭 #imagonecase

President Theodore G. Rutherford or Theo as he is affectionately called. God damn it, he’s my favourite out of the five, no wait, six, yeah six characters that I’ve come up with thanks to all my insane feels. He’s easily my favourite for the fact that he managed to ticked off literally everything from my dream guy to marry in a heartbeat list! I basically went crazy and just threw in everything for Theo, all the traits that I love and find sexy as hell, everything that Theo is made up of is solely to satisfy my personal needs, HA! I mean come on, Air Force Pilot who had to resign because of war injuries, Lawyer with a specialty in Constitutional Law though I prefer Criminal Lawyers but it doesn’t fit his plot so the next best thing will do! Bahah. Married a girl with quite a big age difference only because I want to marry an older man too, sniff. Just wants to leisure fly his plane but then his Presidential ambition damn it, loves his expensive liquor and nicotine plus occasionally cigar though it’s obviously unhealthy to finish three packs of cigarettes a day but hey he’s sexy smoking those imported cigarettes, ok!? Can’t even scold his daughter because he’s smitten and would never raise his voice at his little girl. Designs jewelry for his wife because simply buying whatever Cartier can offer is just not good enough! Has the most impeccable fashion sense because wearing tailored suits and well-fitted ivy league outfit is always a good idea for man of his standings... I rest my damn case, here Theodore, have my heart on a gold platter.

And then we have this asshole David Bell.

I stole his surname. In my defense I was drowning in the sea of feels, I had to save myself, ok!? 😭 Marathoning The Resident within a day was the best thing I ever did, well next best thing after creating all the characters #2k18youvebeensogoodtomyfeels AHEM. So, let me just briefly introduce you to one of god’s createst creation that is David Bell - damn I love pronouncing his name - and what makes him worthy enough to be mentioned in this magnificent post of mine, hah. He’s an asshole but a sexy asshole, if he isn’t I wouldn’t be talking about him now, would I? So, David was the preferiti of Perk-Azaria Hospital’s - legit amazing name I came up with, eh? - Chief of Surgery to succeed him way back when he first met his third wife aka the love of his life, Natalie. Yes, he’s a twice divorced man who ended marrying a girl twenty years younger than him, in simple words, he’s a damn craddle robber. But hey, David totally didn’t start the flirting, guy doesn’t even give a shit after the second time seeing his divorce lawyer, lol. Natalie, goodness Natalie, I want to be her in sense that she had the balls to start the flirting, you know? It doesn’t matter that she’s actually Perk-Azaria’s heiress - ok, I kid, it mattered a lot because if she wasn’t David would’ve just indulged and ignored her, hah. - who totally would inherit the hospital one day and being her husband would give so, so much benefit. Of course, her family opposed to it but she loved him and he did eventually fell for her, who would’t!? She’s the definition of perfection, any man would be lucky to have even an inch of her, David is needless to say the luckiest son of a bitch to have her whole. So they married, he got the post he aimed for, life was supposed to be so damn good for them, right? So, so wrong. Throw in affairs, miscarriages, insane ex girlfriend, a brief meeting with death... YEAH. I have one chapter written for DAVID AND NATALIE. Maybe, it’ll be made online, who knows.

Look at that adowable face. Stahp it, Harry 🔥

So, umm meet President Harrison Wyatt aka Harry. He is so damn adorable, I just can’t! I know, I love Presidential characters, I’ve always wondered if it could be considered as a fetish? Hmm. Ahem, anyways, so Harry, goodness Harry. Thank you, National Treasure Book of Secrets - yeah, Nic Cage’s movies suck big time but thank you casting producer for casting Bruce Greenwood as the nerdy President who studied Historical Architecture in Harvard. Sniff. Lemme marry him. Harry’s plot is just so damn interesting. If Theo’s loosely based on JFK, Harry has 9/11 which tbh I know, it’s quite insensitive but I was watching documentaries and I thought of writing something that’s sort of based on it but not so? To clarify, I mean no harm, it’s just that tragedies tend to help when you’re a writer? Maybe it’s just me. I was watching The President’s documentary when the plot came rushing in... I thought, what if, the President was in that tower when it happened? How insane would that be, racing against literally everything just to get him out to safety. And then I saw the 9/11 (2017) trailer - would never watch it probably cause apparently it’s a disgrace to the memories so uh, I’ll skip - and how they’re trapped in the elevator, well hello plot, cue in the President attending a summit held at Sky Tower (yeah, I created my own fictional tower) in NYC when two planes crashed into it, trapping everyone that’s everyone including other leaders attending the damn summit! So yeah, President and his Secret Service details stucked in the elevator whilst the ones outside climb at least twenty sets of stairs to reach the floor they’re stuck on before whatever shit happens and they loose their President. Then when he’s out, that’s when conspiracies and all the dramas start to unfold because guess what? It’s the Generals starting civil war because Harry’s not listening to them... I named the story The Enemy Within, get it, get it? Hee. Oh btw, Harry’s married to a badass wife called Ingrid who looks like Jaimie Alexander circa long hair and also has twin children, Harley Kai who looks like twelve years old Tom Holland in The Impossible and Chloè Rhea whose face I borrowed from my favourite girl ever, Elle Fanning. So yeah, will work on the script, Harry might be threatened to be given a public execution but he made his Secret Service detail promise that he’d kill him before the enemy gets him because no way will he let his wife and children witness him being murdered live on every damn media platform. Yeap.

I love astronauts especially YOU.

Alex Powell, that’s what I named him. Air Force + Astronaut = Nessa is resting in peace. Right, for this plot, his occupation is entirely useless as it’s a horror thriller and I just need to make his CV look super good, ha. Where do I even start!? I mean, it’s all about ancestors evil spirits wanting to kill his daughter by possessing his pregnant wife and making everyone’s life a living hell until help came, epic exorcism before everyone lives happily ever after... or did they not? Who knows.

So uhh... I feel good typing all that. Really good.

[bfgplanner]

I think it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve dropped by with an update, and as usual, a lot has happened! When I last checked in, I was feeling a bit down about my pace. Losing my speed has been the most frustrating aspect of my recovery- it had been YEARS since I did a run (of any distance!) at a 10+ minute pace. Yet, there I was, finishing each of my runs between a 10 and 10:30 pace. The good news, I suppose, is that at least I was consistent, I was running my long runs at the same pace I was running my shorter 5 milers! The problem is that I don’t have much time before New York, and my goal is to get the endurance I need in order to finish the full distance. So, I just don’t have time for speed work, and I'm really timid about doing hill repeats because I’m not sure if my knee is ready for these. Therefore, I just got stuck at an easy slower pace.

About 2 weeks ago, though, I got really tired of running so slowly. Having so many speedy friends on Strava and Garmin Connect really put a spotlight on how much my speed differed from that of my teammates and friends. Something had to give. I deleted all of my speed and distance records from my Garmin, and decided I needed to start fresh. I started pushing myself more, mostly on my mid-distance runs. I would run the first 2 miles easily, and then start pushing my pace for each remaining mile, always ensuring my last mile was my fastest. Slowly but surely, my speed increased, and on every run I was getting a new 5k or 10k record. Then, finally, I got a mile under a 9 minute pace. I felt a bit silly feeling so proud of this accomplishment, especially since my pre-surgery MARATHON pace was under 9 minutes. That’s right, I used to be able to run 26 miles under a 9 minute pace, but it took me a year and a half of recovery to get just ONE mile in at this pace. Since then, I’ve been pushing myself more, and am happy to be edging closer to a 9 minute average for my short and mid-distance runs. 

Another issue I’ve been dealing with lately is finding the right shoe. For the past 3 years, I’ve mostly run with Nike Pegasuses (Pegusii?). I think I’ve gone through 5 pairs! Unfortunately, though, I think my days of minimal-support running shoes are over. A few weeks ago, during Hoboken’s annual street festival, our local Fleet Feet had a really great sale on shoes. It gave me the opportunity to buy a few different types at (really) discounted pricing, so I didn’t feel so bad if they didn’t work out. One of the pairs I got was was a pair of Hoka Bondis. They took zero time to break in (my first run in them was dream-like!) and I was certain I had found my forever-shoe. That is, until it came time for a long run. As soon as I got about 7 miles in, I literally wanted to rip the shoes off and go barefoot. My hypothesis is that the heel drop is so severe, that it puts ALL of your weight on the balls of your feet. This isn’t so bad for about an hour, but anything after that becomes just unbearable. Maybe this works for for some people, but it doesn’t match my normal strike pattern and it’s downright painful and unnatural for me. 

We went upstate this weekend, and I had hoped to get in 18 miles for my long run (I was really looking forward to trying a new trail I had found!), and I was on track to do so, but by mile 12 in the Hokas, the balls of my feet and toes were in incredible pain. I kept having to stop and shift all of my weight to my heels to provide some relief. I was only able to finish 15 (after which I took off my shoes and walked in just my socks to where I had parked the car). This unfortunate incident aside, the path itself was gorgeous- see the photo above! It’s called the Mohawk Hike and Bike trail, and it follows the Mohawk river for 35 miles through the woods. The leaves have started changing in this area, and of course the weather upstate this time of year is perfect. I haven’t been running hills at all, so the 500+’ elevation gain provided a fun challenge (and reminded me how undertrained I am for the NYC bridges I’ll soon have to conquer!)

Luckily, I also picked up a pair of Asic GT’s as well, and as of today, I’m trying desperately to break those in before NY (which is in less than 3 WEEKS!!). 

And lastly, the first photo is from a wedding we attended last weekend for one of my closest Hoboken friends, who is part of the running team I joined when moving here. When I joined the team, it was because I wanted to become faster and have some camaraderie and competition at local races, I didn’t realize that I would also gain such close friends. It’s been 5 years (last month!) since I moved here, and over the course of those years, we’ve run hundreds of races together and even celebrated the weddings of four of us (the fifth, and final, wedding is coming up in November of next year). 

I guess where I’m going with this, is that I don’t fully understand when people say that running (or any sport) is simply a hobby. Will I ever be an elite runner? No way. Will I ever do an Iron Man? Probably not, but I also used to say I would never do a marathon, so I’m not closing that door for good. Maybe a post-baby goal? I just think that anything that makes you excited to get out of bed at 5am every morning, keeps your heart, muscles, bones, lungs, and brain healthy, AND gives you friends you will probably be close to for a lifetime, is something more special than a hobby. I think it’s more of a lifestyle. In the age of being constantly connected to our smartphones, there are only so many activities you can do that completely disconnect you. Having a three hour get-together with friends where the only thing anyone is paying attention to is the conversation = is incredibly rare these days, but that’s just what a weekend long run provides. You don’t even have to be running with anyone to enjoy this luxury, I look forward to my morning solo runs because the last thing on my mind is work emails, texts and any sort of social media. I just get lost in my thoughts and am able to escape for an hour. I think that for most runners, it becomes natural to have this break from being connected, and is also why we start to go crazy if we don’t get our daily disconnect time!

Anyways, I guess the countdown to NY has begun, and with it, FORTUNATELY, cooler weather is finally here. My favorite season in my favorite city, and soon to be running my favorite race :)

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CreditSights, 2 Park Avenue, New York City

CreditSights 2 Park Avenue, New York City, NYC Office Interior Photos, US Financial Research Firm

CreditSights at 2 Park Avenue, New York City

Sep 27, 2021

Location: Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA

Design: Kostow Greenwood Architects

The overall design provides multiple break-out spaces for collaborative and individual work. An expansive, south facing café encourages casual interaction or becomes another individual workspace in natural sunlight:

Photos by Adrian Wilson

CreditSights, 2 Park Avenue, New York City News

CreditSights

Location 2 Park Avenue. New York City

Size 23,500 square feet

Architect / Interiors: Kostow Greenwood Architects

A glass wall with large sliding doors allows the Conference Lounge with sofas to become an extension of the Conference Wing with meeting table and chairs or create two distinctive areas for groups to meet:

Client Background

CreditSights is a leading independent financial research firm with a mission to provide value added input that helps their clients make prudent and profitable investment and risk management decisions consistent with their risk profiles. Founded by a group of analysts, the firm has grown from 8 original employees to over 130 employees around the world. CreditSights is purely a research firm and does not underwrite securities or manage assets.

The 3Form LightArt Echo Fixture is a notable design element with two important functions – providing light and acoustic rating similar to a suspended acoustical ceiling without reducing the ceiling height:

Design Opportunity for a new Workplace

CreditSights’ previous office occupied two separate floors. The planned relocation would allow the entire team to be on the same floor and in the same open office area.

• The new office at 2 Park Avenue, a building with a landmarked exterior, was a blank canvas presenting an opportunity, for the first time, for the firm to design an office environment suitable to the team’s work styles. • In consultation with Kostow Greenwood Architects, the desired workplace plan would have fewer perimeter offices, more open collaborative workspaces and several breakout rooms. • One location for the New York based team was also an opportunity to infuse subtle design elements in the design of the workspace to enhance the firm’s brand presentation.

The open plan office, sit-to-stand desks, promote easier collaboration between teams and healthier daily physical activity. Adjacent workrooms, with digital room schedulers, are an alternative enclosed workspace for one to four employees:

Design Challenges

Low beam heights and high windows presented issues in running mechanical systems, lighting and sprinklers without obstructing the abundant natural light.

The windows in this landmarked building reach very near the ceiling so a lighting/acoustic solution was needed that would not obstruct the natural light.

The building did not permit electrical and data core drills therefore the design attempts to use as much of the existing floor power trenches with minimal additional trenches.

Conceive of a workspace that will foster community while supporting individual work for a team that has never before shared one work location.

Reception connects the two wings: West – open plan office and East – conference rooms:

Design Solutions

Programming a single floor layout

• The single floor layout for the firm’s new location is a typical middle core of public restrooms and elevators so Kostow Greenwood programmed the space into separate wings.

o The West wing is the widest and accommodates the main open workspace; the north perimeter offices; break-out/workrooms and an internal office conference room.

o The Northeast wing accommodates the client conference center which is composed of 1 small, 2 medium and 1 large conference room which is adjacent to an open plan lounge that can expand the footprint of the large conference room or be another meeting space

o East wing: IT department open office; storage; dedicated conference room.

o South wing: Café & Lounge

Use the open ceiling to maintain the highest ceiling heights

• The space came with pre-built slab and beam gypsum enclosures. The contractor carefully opened up areas to run power and data to avoid exposed conduit. • Coordinate the ceiling plan to have the least obtrusive duct runs and sprinkler layout below the finished ceiling. • Selecting a 2-in-1 light/acoustic fixture prevents having to obstruct the windows and the natural light.

The east conference wing contains four conference rooms that can accommodate from 6 to 12 people around tables with additional side seating. A separate Flash Studio with acoustical separation, green screen backdrop, and recording equipment facilitates more varied vlogs for their clients’ needs:

Distinctive wall treatments

• Each break-out room features a decorative wall covering showcasing nature: o Designtex – Leafery o Knoll – Run in leaf o Numerart – Birch top trees

Distinctive lighting & acoustic solution

• The 3Form LightArt Echo fixture is a notable design element with two important functions – provide light and acoustic rating similar to a suspended acoustical ceiling without reducing the ceiling height. • Ceiling lights embedded in the suspended grid of the ceiling tiles reduces noise transmission and provide more accessibility to ceiling plenum. o JLC_Tech llc – T-BAR LED • Decorative fixtures in reception area and hallway introducing a play of color o 3Form LightArt – Slim Beams

The conference room adjacent to the café has white board paint walls to facilitate team brainstorming:

Distinctive selection of fabrics

• Workstations – Herman Miller: Renew Link Benching

• Conference room o Tables – Geiger, Finish: Chocolate Ash, matte sheen o Chairs – Vitra ID Trim Chair, Fabric: Plano 69 Light Gray o Side seating – Coalesse Together Bench, Maharam Brindle – Pharaoh

• Conference Lounge o Sofas – Bernhardt Mirador, Fabric: Maharam Taper – Sunset o Poufs – Source Seating Mello Grade C, Fabrics: Momentum Textiles Marathon Noir & Rain, Millenium: Amber o Table – Naughtone trace rectangle coffee table

• Café o Tables – Falcon 800 Series Table o Chairs – Herman Miller: Eames Molded Plastic: variety of colors Pale yellow, Red Orange, Aqua Sky, Peacock Blue o Bench – Coalesse Together Bench, Maharam Brindle – Watercolor

• Reception o Table – Naughtone trace rectangle coffee table o Chairs – Coalesse Viccarbe Columbi Chair with wenge wood armrest, fabric: leather color 116

Open Office with workrooms

• To balance the reduction of private offices, the layout focuses on providing easy access to small workrooms that can accommodate 2-5 people. o This allows the firm to have the open collaborative work environment between the research and sales departments, who had been on separate floors, while still providing the ability for private meetings and phone calls in the work rooms. o These spaces can also be used as private offices if someone needs to break away from the open office for a day or a guest office for visiting colleagues.

Incorporating Technology

• Broadcast Studio • Technology room schedulers at each work room and conference room allows the team to easily schedule a room from their desk or at the door.

Café & Lounge

• CreditSights wanted to provide plenty of seating area along the southern windows to entice employees to take breaks away from their desk for lunch and snacks along with providing an informal gathering area for the team. • Open metal upper shelving with live plants in front of a glass panel permits southern sunlight into the entire office while still providing a sound barrier between café and open office.

Additional Details

• Open collaborative workspace with height adjustable desks • Ergonomic chairs • Multiple sized workrooms which feature decorative wall and one writeable surface wall with acoustically sealed ceilings and walls for privacy • Broadcast Studio • Phone/Conversation booths • Wellness room with sink and mini-fridge • Additional staff restroom and single occupancy ADA accessible client restroom • Open café / lounge and pantry (fridge, dishwashers, sink, microwaves, ice dispenser, seltzer/water dispenser, coffee) • Conference / IT area drink station (fridge, dishwasher, sink, seltzer/water dispenser, coffee) • Multiple sized conference rooms & open conference lounge

The design for the café introduces natural wood and plants with industrial hardware shelves. A low-tiled wall topped with a glass divider separates the open plan office with the café. The glass divider permits light into the open office while providing a noise barrier:

CreditSights New York City Offices – Building Information

Design Team

Architect / Interiors: Kostow Greenwood Architects MEP/FP Engineer: AMA Consulting Engineers, PC Acoustician: Longman Lindsey Expeditor: Burnham Nationwide, Inc. Audio / Visual Systems: Spectra Audio Design Group Plant Design: John Mini IT Consultants: Shen Milsom & Wilke, LLC Security: PTS Consulting, Inc. Signage/Privacy Film: Coyle & Company Graphics, Inc.

Project Team

Project Manager: Gardiner & Theobald Contractor: Vanguard Construction & Development Furniture Dealer: WB Wood Demountable System: Lane Office

Photography: Adrian Wilson

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The 2017 NYC Marathon.

I don’t know where to start with this one.

I trained my ASS off for 4 months. I think I missed a total of 4 runs the entire time.

Marathon Day:

We were up at 4:40 am to get out on the bus to Staten island from Manhattan. I dozed off on the bus and the next thing I knew we were walking to the athletes village in fort Wordsworth. There were police, army, tanks, guns EVERYWHERE. I felt safe. We grabbed coffee, bagels, Dunkin Donuts hats and found ourselves a place to lay down until 11 am when our wave started.

The time passed quick and the nerves came on REAL STRONG.

Then we were running.

I trained for a time goal so I had a pace bracelet on to help me. I followed it religiously in the beginning. I had my garmin set up to only show current lap distance and pace. As each mile passed I refocused on the new pace. ( I had it set up to adjust pace for elevation etc)

I felt really good in the beginning, The nerves were gone.

Somewhere around mile 10 my mind just went crazy. The gps on my watch wasn’t reading accurately so my pace was showing wrong, I assumed due to the buildings and it THREW ME OFF. I struggled mentally the last 16 miles.

I FOUGHT. I went in and out of a bad place for a long time. I just ran. I didn’t know how fast I was just going. I walked through a few water stations the last 10 miles or so but that’s all the walking I did.

I will note: Hansons prepared the hell out of my body. I felt amazing physically. My body was GOING but my mind was just having a BAD DAY! I cant blame hanson’s for that because it started pretty damn early in the race.

As I was crossing over the last bridge from the Bronx back into Manhattan a coach from team in training ran with me for a bit. She was great, I wasn’t able to tell her how much I appreciated it but I sure felt it!

ALSO- spectators, let me tell you how important they are! You guys are rock stars. You come stand on a street for hours to see your loved one run by for maybe 3 seconds and then you move and do it all over again. Seeing my parents and my best friends parents multiple times on the course was SUCH a boost!

The crowds in NYC are INSANE. People kept telling me but you don’t realize the magnitude until you are out there experiencing it!

As I was approaching the last few miles I checked in with my watch, I knew if I just kept running I would PR.

I went into the race with 3 goals.

A goal was 4:30 B goal was until 4:40 C goal was anything under 4:47 ( my current PR before NYC)

I knew A goal was gone,B goal was pretty much gone but if I kept running I was going to PR. So I pushed.

when people tell you to “Dig Deep” ITS HARD but that’s exactly what I did. I PUSHED.

And then the next thing I knew I was approaching the 800 m left, then 400m left then 200m and then I saw the finish line. I’ve been watching the marathon on TV for years and I’ve seen the finish line a million times but running up to it was amazing. Knowing I secured a 4 minute PR was fantastic!!! I thought I would be more disappointed that I missed my A goal by 13 minutes but I wasn’t. I knew i left it all out there. I don’t think I could have done any better on that day. Who can be mad when they PR by 4 minutes!!

Huge shout out to all my friends for texting me and snapping me with the most amazing words of encouragement. It meant EVERYTHING! Some of them will be reading this on here… I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!

I feel like this post is all over the place. Words are not my thing, but there it is.

I’m still riding the high 2 days later and plan to ride it out as long as I can.

Thanks to everyone for being SO supportive and following me on this LONG journey!!!

[blackcoffeeandblankpagess]

Run Things

YoOoO I have been kinda quiet on here about running lately and tbh I was avoiding writing about this because I want to convince myself it’s not an actual thing BUT just because I write about it doesn’t mean it’s super serious and if anything y’all might have some words of wisdom SO

Basically ever since running NYC my left knee has been feeling kinda wonky. I think the cause has to do with the fact that I spent all fall running in the OBX aka somewhere with almost zero elevation change and of course, the NYC race course has some hills thrown in there. Ever since the race my knee pain would tend to flare up after a run making it really painful to bend my leg but usually by the end of the day/next morning it felt fine.

Flash forward to winter break when I’ve been running at home (re: many hills) and my knee is acting up a lot. I’ve been icing it and trying to cross train instead of running as many days but it is ! frustrating !

I chose to forego my long (medium distance) run this morning and just walk on the treadmill/elliptical it up instead and I think I’m going to take the next two days for total rest, I’m driving back to school anyway so there will be a lot going on. The pain is definitely not overwhelming but it’s been hanging around long enough and it hurts enough that I know it isn’t normal. Trying to remind myself that it is waaaay better to choose to take a couple days of rest now than to be forced to take months of rest later. Plus, it was this time last year that I was injured and unable to run for months so I think that has me a little bit freaked out.

I’m supposed to start marathon training this coming week (!) so my top priority right now is strengthening the area, giving it the break it needs, and trusting that  a little time off will be well worth it in the grand scheme of things. Shalane Flanagan took 2 weeks of total rest when she was injured last spring and then she came back to win New York SO...there’s that

That is all, happy saturday my beautiful sunflower runner people 

[exitrowiron]

I ran the NYC marathon last week. It was my third time running the race and by far the most difficult. My slow recovery from the injury I sustained at Missoula left me undertrained. I started out too fast and crashed early - finally dragging myself over the finish line in 4:33. The post finish area is a crush of people slowly shuffling forward. The crowd kept me from walking fast enough to keep my blood pressure up and I had to climb over a barrier and lie down at which point a race volunteer had me taken to the medical tent. After 15 minutes with my legs elevated and a few bottles of water and salt packets I felt fine and left to wait for Beth to finish. This race was another reminder that no matter how many you’ve run, every marathon is really hard. If you’re undertrained it’s even harder.

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November 2020 summary: Time running 38 hours, 48 minutes Total elevation gain 13,196 feet Total distance 248.1 miles ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I am back on it! After breaking my 6 month streak of 200+ miles/month in October, I came back in November for my third highest mileage month of the year so far (April being the highest, and May the second). Long runs are my favorite runs of the week, and I have been planning/mapping out a lot of new routes & going back to old favorites. An old favorite was hitting the trails in Inwood Hill, Riverdale and Van Cortlandt parks on Election Day. I followed up with all new routes: Coney Island back to the Bronx, Tarrytown to Nyack and down to the Long Path in NJ to the GWB, and a full X-Bronx route from the Hudson River to Long Island Sound and back. Beautiful view of the Hudson River and NJ Palisades from Inwood Hill Park,  a fun interborough route with elements from the Brooklyn Half and NYC Marathon routes, and a great dive into the different Bronx neighborhoods along the route from Riverdale to City Island. I had a nail stuck in my shoe along the Long Path pricking my foot which prompted me to go get a Tetanus booster shot. The nail was in my shoe pretty tough, so I had to use my teeth to get it out and then pick up my pace all the way down to the GWB because dusk was soon approaching and I did not bring my lamps with me. One month left in this crazy 2020. Close it out strong. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2020 totals (11 months in): Total time running 345 hours, 35 minutes Total elevation gain 105,685 feet Total distance 2,278 miles #bronxrunners #runuptown #runwestchester #runrockland #runbergen #runmanhattan #runbrooklyn #runqueens #runthebronx #runnyc #strava #garmin #garminforerunner #altrarunning #newbalancerunning #xeroshoes #autumntraining #autumnrunning #groundandpound #trailrunning #ultra #minimalistrunning https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQgPAHntBZ/?igshid=1xn6zzhadapn5