Sep 19
Sep 19 Livestrong Run

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Livestrong Fight Like Hell run last night. For those of you who wanted to come but weren't able to get to Midtown, this will give you an idea of what it was like.

At around 6 pm, a large crowd of runners gathered at the Niketown store on 57th street. The runners, mostly from New York Road Runners Clubs, signed in and received a special Fight Like Hell t-shirt (like the one Dhani Jones is wearing above) to wear during the run. Meanwhile, Laurel and Bec were upstairs in a Nike office, changing into the latest Livestrong gear and prepping for the event. When Lance arrived, at around 7pm, everyone gathered around the store lobby to listen to his welcome speech and pep talk. Then, within seconds, Lance dashed out to the streets, followed by the large crowd of runners, some carrying large Fight Like Hell flags. From the first step the pace was FAST. Luckily for Laurel & Bec, who had just driven from Syracuse after racing the half ironman, there was a stop at Columbus Circle to regroup and pick up another large group of runners & twitter followers.

Sep 17
Sep 17 Peach Berry Crisp

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Sep 16
Sep 16 Running to Remember Lauren

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Last Saturday one of our friends, Lauren Beam, lost her fight with colon cancer. We met Lauren through Chelsea Piers, where she worked and also worked out. We were also neighbors in the West Village. Lauren was a standout athlete, I think I remember her telling me she was a state champion in swimming AND cross country. She swam and won many titles as a breaststroker at NYU. For the last several years she has been the head coach of the NYU Women's swim team and they have had incredible success under her leadership. For good reason, she was named coach of the year the last few years by her conference. Lauren was also a triathlete and competed and did well in many races. I remember seeing results and thinking, she is fast. She could be a pro! On top of athletics, Lauren was an exceptional friend. One of those people who genuinely listens and laughs and makes you feel good. When she was diagnosed two years ago, everyone was shocked but knew she'd FIGHT LIKE HELL.

Sep 15
Sep 15 Syracuse this Weekend

Bec

Sep 15
Sep 15 Talking with Andrew Starykowicz Part II

Bec

Sep 15
Sep 15 More SOS Pics and SOS Nutrition Report

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Bec's SOS Nutrition Report

Nutrition for this race would have been VERY tricky if we had done the full course (ride/run/swim/run/swim/run/swim/run), but since the hurricane shortened course was something between an olympic and a half iron distance race, I decided to go with my traditional nutrition plan, adapted for the reverse order of events.

I started off the morning with coffee with honey and a bowl of gluten-free oats with almonds, dried cranberries, raisins, salt & maple syrup. I also mixed a full strength EFS lemon lime electrolyte drink in a bike water bottle and drank most of this before I left the house and finished it up during the 15 minute bike warm up to the race start. Just before the race started I ate 2 FRS energy chews.