Last time I blogged was just after the Boston Marathon in April. Since then, a lot has happened. I want to start blogging again regularly in 2020; so here is a quick synopsis of what has transpired since April! May 2019: I went to Amsterdam with Sheelben-Devan to enjoy the tulip festival and had a […]
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A trip to Southern Spain Malaga Sevilla Ronda Gibraltar
A lot has happened since my last post in March of this year. In April 2018, we went to southern Spain covering the Malaga-Sevilla-Ronda-Gibraltar region. In the summer, we went up to the bay area in Northern California and ate the finest meal we have eaten in the US. French Laundry (thank you Amiben)! In […]
Geranium, Copenhagen is the Best Restaurant in the World. Period.
For about 20 years, I have said the Bukhara in New Delhi is the best restaurant in the world. In fact, I have maintained that Bukhara is so good that there is no restaurant in even second or third place. That changed earlier this week in Copenhagen. Move over Bukhara because there is a new […]
Berlin Marathon 2016 – Race Report
It was an exciting Berlin Marathon. I would rate my overall experience a solid B. Here’s the overall rating: Expo: B Course: A Crowd Support: A Starting Corral: C Race Nutrition and Water Stations: B Pre-race Bag Checkin: B Toilets (pre race): D Post-race Snacks: A Finisher Medal: A Finisher Shirt: B Race Timing: A […]
Berlin Marathon 2016 – Race Day Eve
After a grueling 14-week training schedule, the Berlin Marathon is finally here. After a short stint in Copenhagen (the most incredible city in Europe; blog on that coming soon), we have been in Berlin for 2 days. The atmosphere surrounding the race is absolutely electric. The brands of the moment are definitely #adidas and #BMW. […]
Travel log – Rome and Vatican City | Dead Sea and Petra, Jordan
I have now run the Boston, New York and London marathons. Neither of the three have been fast races for me, but I am not as fast as I used to be. I have Berlin, Tokyo and Chicago marathons to go before I will have run all 6 Marathon Majors. I already have Berlin planned […]
Prayers For Paris #Prayers4Paris
Julie and Len are here. Marty and Brian are here. The fun and games and partying has begun. It will last all the way through the weekend and on to Monday and Tuesday. The wine is already flowing and gorging has already commenced. For training, it was rest day today for me. Sad news came […]
Berlin Marathon Registration begins on October 19
Last year I applied for the Berlin Marathon but was rejected. This year, registration begins on October 19. I will try again! The 2016 race is schedule for September 25, 2016. I will find out in December if I get in. If I do, I will run the London Marathon in April and the Berlin […]
Kristi, Kristen and Mike at Challenge Roth
I didn’t realize that masters swim was off today at JCC. I went there and ended up swimming on my own for about a mile. This is my second consecutive swim that I felt good at. My speed, breathing and flips felt good and comfortable. Maybe after the rains over the past week, the air […]