It’s funny how sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.

That’s how I feel about a lot of things we left behind in NYC when we moved down to Maryland last November. Although we were most recently living across the Hudson in the relatively quieter town of Hoboken, I, like a typical New Yorker, still begrudged the jam-packed subways, the tourist traps. I was happy to finally retrieve my personal space, to cross a street without the fear of being mowed down by a yellow cab. 

The Empire State Building Run-Up is a race I've always wanted to do. And last night I got a little bit closer to it - not as a participant, but as support crew and photographer for Sarah. She participated in the race for fun and for research for an upcoming story on stair climbing races...and she managed to finish second in the media division.

Training in Clermont (Florida) last week was no joke! The workouts were hard and it was a jolt back into serious training mode. It's been awhile since I've trained consistently with fast training partners and no distractions.