Category Archive: Life

Review: Stonyfield Banilla Yogurt

Oh my goodness. Why has no one ever told me about this. Today in a tired/headache/sick post-vacation whim I relented on supermarket comparisons and grabbed the closest yogurt- Stonyfield Banilla. I assumed it… Continue reading

2010 Wrap-Up

2010 was not what I expected in any way, shape or form. Coming off of a monster ultra season in 2009 I thought I’d establish myself as a triathlete in 2010, which I… Continue reading

Happy Holidays

I wanted to wish all of my wonderful friends and readers a very happy holidays! Tomorrow I will be off to Montana to spend the next 9 days looking something like this: I’ll… Continue reading

Review: Pittsburgh Urban Active and Recipe: Curried Squash Soup

Today I went to the gym. I go to the gym regularly: as a student I get a free gym membership to Pitt’s gym and my condo has a fitness center. Pitt has… Continue reading

40 Under 40 Celebration

Last week was the Pittsburgh 40 Under 40 awards ceremony. In a last-minute turn of events my family decided to drive from DC to help me, Dave and my one of my best… Continue reading

Pittsburgh 40 Under 40

I’m back from the Amazon, safe, sound and parasite-free (I think). It was an incredible adventure and I’m working on some thank-yous and getting caught up before I write up a report. With… Continue reading

Tyke on a Hike

When I was in Ottawa last weekend I stayed with Ray’s brother, John, who gave me so much invaluable training advice. When I proudly told him I recently had a big weekend with… Continue reading

The Bike Test

In my 2009 year in review post, I said the following: “Stay tuned for stories of me falling on my bike. I’ve also decided that all romantic suitors should go through a “bike… Continue reading

Review: Swimming to Antarctica

When I went to Rome I picked up a book to read for fun. After a semester that included HUNDREDS (if not thousands) of pages of neuroscience and social development, I wanted something… Continue reading

Breville Juicer

2009 was the year of race reports. There are going to be lots of races (and therefore reports) this year, but I also thought I’d add something new: reviews. Not sure what exactly… Continue reading