For most major life decisions, I listen to my head, but there are times when I find my heart wins. Our wedding, in particular, has been more heart-driven. We chose our wedding venue in the most unconventional way when a couple of months into planning a November NYC wedding (for just two weeks after the marathon), I decided to take a… Read More
“Running a marathon is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” As I pushed through 26.2 miles of the TCS New York City Marathon, those words rang true for me just as they did 6 years earlier when I ran my first New York City Marathon in 2008. In case you were wondering, waiting 6 years between marathons doesn’t make… Read More
As you probably know by now, I’m running the TCS NYC Marathon on Sunday. You can track my progress using the TCS NYC Marathon App and search by name [Marissa Vicario] or bib number [35644] After four months and more than 300 training miles, the big day is almost here! But before I run the marathon, I’ll run the Timex… Read More
Every year, Fitness Magazine hosts a spectacular, invite-only event for local bloggers, appropriately hash tagged #FitBlogNYC. One of the things I love and appreciate about this event is that it gets me out from behind my computer and offers the opportunity for me to meet bloggers whom I may never have otherwise met. Instead of sticking close to the bloggers… Read More
Last weekend was my longest long run during my training for the TCS NYC Marathon. That 20 miler haunted me for most of my training. As much as I wanted to look forward to it and be excited about it, I was too scared. Scared of what? I have no idea. Running 20 miles is daunting and even though I’ve done… Read More
Inspired by Erin’s post (with the exact same title – thanks for the inspo Erin!), today I’m talking about how I use my time and talent for giving back. I’m fortunate enough to have everything I need. Living in this huge city, I’m reminded every single day I step outside that there are countless others who don’t. Instead of choosing to give… Read More
Living in New York City, for some, can be draining. More and more I’m feeling the need to get out of the city for extended periods of time: overnights, weekends, weeks, months (!!!) … you get the picture. Where I once turned up my nose at an invitation to go to New Jersey, Long Island or Connecticut, I now jump… Read More
Remember my glorious 15 mile run? I went into last weekend’s 18 miler optimistic that it would be just as glorious. I mean, what’s 3 more miles, right? Well, it wasn’t great. The good news is that I wouldn’t say it was bad, but on a scale of great to bad, it was hovering more around not so good…. Read More
The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Reebok. Last weekend, Reebok partnered with Lady Foot Locker SoHo for Lucky Magazine’s Shop Out New York. The two-day event included in-store styling session with Lucky bloggers Naty Michele of A Love Affair with Fashion and Jessica Tran of Jess Loves Fred, complimentary juices from Juice Press, music from… Read More
