by Allie | Mar 28, 2018 | Fitness
With a writing assignment like “worst race ever” you would think one particular race would jump into my mind. You would be wrong. There are several. The time I bonked at mile 19 of the NYC Marathon comes to mind as does my first ever marathon where... by Allie | Dec 18, 2017 | Fitness
December demands reflection. Before the calendar flips to another year, I want to take some time to reflect on 2017. It was a terrible racing year for me but it was a fantastic year of living! The year had no particular theme so I will recall the many themes of my... by Allie | May 15, 2017 | Fitness
It came as no surprise to me that I battled horrible seasonal allergies when I was a kid. After all, the reason for them is your body overreacting to something that is harmless. I also experience this on airplanes. What surprised me was, much later in life I... by Allie | Mar 10, 2017 | Fitness
On the last day of our trip we finally made it to the ocean! My father announced it would be a crime to visit Cuba and not go so, on the advice of our fearless leader Jesús, we chose Tararå Beach for its proximity to where we were staying. Little did we know this... by Allie | Mar 3, 2017 | Fitness
Hola! I have returned! I have returned a different person from the one who left Boston on a blustery morning over a week ago. So much has transpired, so many tears (happy and sad), adventures, stories, laughs, memories, and so much horrible Spanish spoken by myself...