Regular readers of this blog will know that I live and die by my daily 2-minute planks  (which is to say that every day since August 10, 2021, I have done a two minute forearm plank first thing in the morning). Sometimes, I listen to music or scan emails. Sometimes I play Wordle or another one of those simple daily games.  It was a while back, when my plank had transitioned to floor stretching and as I was gearing up for a morning run, pillow crease lines still plastered to my forehead that I...

A while back, my brother and I spent an entire afternoon walking around New York City because I wanted to buy a wallet. My wallet at the time was something I’d received as a gift in middle school—an orange wallet with a pink heart and pink lining. It had zippers on 3 sides and opened to two sections in the middle with an outside clear layer that for years held my NYC MetroCard.  When the bottom finally started to tear out, I headed to the shops, looking for a similarly formatted...

I had decided I wouldn’t lie about it if someone asked me point blank which is why when my colleague was making coffee one morning and asked if I had any races coming up, I said, “yes, but it’s a secret.” Earlier this year, I had my eyes on a number of fall races and when I left for a work trip mid-May, I told myself I would finally choose one when I got home and start training seriously. I came home with a swollen face and a concussion. I didn’t run for almost two months. With my entire base...