For the past 30 days, my friend Nicole and I have committed ourselves to a self-started 30-day Yoga Challenge. You may remember Nicole as my friend who is willing to take on new fitness challenges with me, like our first ½ marathon and first triathlon. After a summer of triathlon training, we were looking forward [...]

On Monday I ran my third Tufts Health Plan 10k for Women. I’ve run a handful of races before, ranging from 10k to half marathon, but this one stands out as my all time favorite, and is one I look forward to. Just two years ago, I was not a runner. I wasn’t even close [...]

This past weekend I accomplished a big goal of mine: my first sprint triathlon. About a year ago I started thinking about doing a triathlon, and always stopped myself when I realized 1) I don’t swim and 2) I don’t have a bike. But over the next few months I started chatting with others who [...]

This past weekend was so exciting: My friends were in town to for my first triathlon! Nicole was competing with me and to prepare, we knew we had to have a powerhouse, carbohydrate-rich meal two nights prior to the event to really fuel our tanks. Nicole, who is a fellow dietitian, and I knew that [...]

September has always felt more like a new year to me than January 1st. I sense more of a fresh start with fall than I do smack in the middle of winter. The weather changes, the leaves change, school starts, and if you’re in a city like Boston, everyone seems to change apartments too! This [...]