Hey everyone! Sorry I’ve been a bit M.I.A. over the past couple weeks – I moved and had an epic reunion with my Lehigh cross country ladies after my crazy race month. But I’m back on the blog bandwagon now! WHOOT! Here’s the cool stuff I came across this week:
- As previously stated, I had a reunion with my LUXC girls last weekend! We haven’t all been back together since graduation last year, and it was incredibly special seeing everyone again. Man, a year flies by fast!
- The RW Run Streak starts on Monday! If you don’t know what that is, you run at least one mile every day between Memorial Day and Independence Day so you can power through the summer slump and stay in shape. I almost completed the winter streak last year, and I’m tempted to have a go at it again. But…I HATE the heat (why force myself into the summer inferno for 39 days straight?!?). At the same time, I can’t…resist…the challenge! (And I want to add this nifty badge Pavement Runner made to my blog). Decisions, decisions…
- A runner on the RW Facebook page shared his super-creative running-inspired typeface project, and I wrote about it here. Can’t tell you how much joy this brings to my inner-graphic design and run-nerd.
- We received the pre-print of the July Boston Marathon issue of Runner’s World this week. Can’t share anything yet, but I can tell you that I couldn’t be more proud and impressed with what our staff produced. Seeing the juxtaposition of the heartbreaking, horrifying tragedy with the heartwarming, uplifting stories of the worldwide running community coming together is powerful and tearjerking. I can’t wait to see how our readers respond.
- In a similar vein, I love this:
Chokes me up all over again: “I have put a medal in the mail for you today. The B.A.A. thanks you for your continued support and patience.”
— Tish Hamilton (@RWtish) May 21, 2013
- This Boston Marathon survivor’s humor is both inspiring and infectious:
One month later, and the road to recovery is long, but this guy’s humor is getting him through the tough times: shar.es/Zgf5S
— Katie Eastman (@KatieEastman) May 15, 2013
- A couple completely normal things that happened at RW HQ – I swear we’re
notactually this weird all the time:
Me on @rwgearguy‘s new kicks: “You look like a Spice Girl.” #PlatformSneakers twitter.com/meghgrace/stat…
— Meghan G. Loftus (@meghgrace) May 14, 2013
@megrunnergirl @rwgearguy Baby Spice’s are still taller. twitter.com/meghgrace/stat…
— Meghan G. Loftus (@meghgrace) May 14, 2013
@megrunnergirl poop is always normal discussion topic for runners. It’s the No. 2 most talked about subject lol — Jay Stancil (@jaystancil) May 16, 2013
- And finally a BIG CONGRATS to my fellow blogger Meggie, who graduated from med school! I will never, ever be able to understand how exactly people can successfully survive what sounds like school on crazy steroids (my brain’s just not wired that way). But her honest, enlightening posts offer a little peak into that world, which is awesome especially because it’s something that’s always intrigued me because it’s SO far out of my comfort zone. Kudos girl! =D
Trying on the graduation garb. Not really sure how to make this hat “work” twitter.com/mbsthinks/stat…
— Meggie (@mbsthinks) May 21, 2013
QUOTE OF THE POST: Because it’s just so well-written and hysterical – “Apparently misfortune now radiates outward from the jogger, invisibly, like free wi-fi. Every single jogger you encounter is a mobile hotspot of calamity.” – Mark Remy, from his recent Remy’s World post “Curse of the Jogger, Part II: The Curse Widens”
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WOW – THANK YOU! I am flattered and honored to get a shout out! And, I’m always amazed at what other people do – like your job! It sounds so cool. I’d love if I could incorporate running/working out in my practice one day. See you doctor and go for a run? Group runs from the office? Hmm…
RW should do something on “doctors who run” sometime – ones from many different specialities! I find that many people at all different levels of training run. I actually know the Dean/CEO of NYU is an avid runner (as he hosts a run each year for the students and employees). I’d be interested to see how people not only fit in it, but perhaps how it enhances their practice. Just a thought 🙂
Girl, you deserve it! Couldn’t be more excited for ya! That would be so neat if you could incorporate it – group office runs are the best! And yeah, that would be cool! I always wonder how people fit in their runs in general, especially if they can’t do it at lunch like we can. It’s so impressive.
That Boston Marathon survivor is from my hometown, Webster NY. I think he may have been in the class below me in high school. Crazy.
Glad to hear you have been doing well.
That is crazy. Glad to know he’s doing well! So inspiring! And thanks! Hanging in there. Happy things are finally slowing down.