Looks fun enough
Okay, so maybe this isn’t for most of us, but if you happen to be gearing up for the NYC Marathon, you might jump all over it. There’s a bib (meaning a spot in the race) available for this Sunday’s (Sept. 19) 18-mile Marathon tune-up in Central Park. The owner “has to” work that day and “can’t” run the 7 a.m. race, so the spot’s up for grabs. Online registration for the tune-up closed at midnight last night, so this is a second chance to get in on the 18 miles of fun. Here’s the full listing.
The author's clunkers, soon to be cashed
All this hubbub over cash for clunkers is pretty yawn-inducing for us here in the borough, where the very idea of even owning a car—clunker or otherwise—seems like a terribly bourgeois idea in the first place. [Editor's note: whoa there... down, fella!] If you are left to travel the city à pied, is there any hope of relief? There is today, if you were planning to drop some serious cash on a new pair of running shoes at least. Read the rest of this entry »
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Our friends at the brilliant, Brooklyn-based SMITH Magazine are continuing their six-word literature series by inviting readers to submit Michael Jackson obits. A few early Jackson 6 contest favorites: He touched us in different ways (Jeffrey Bryan); Michael, you beat it too soon (Bethe); From ABC to PYT to RIP (Mary Elizabeth Williams). The reader challenge ends today at 5; read what your competitors have come up with and find out where to submit your brilliant words here. Read the rest of this entry »
Gyms, they try so hard to get you in the door, what with their discounts and freebies and entreaties to karma. But what about for the rest of us who just plain don’t like the gym, those who think that running and working out means making your way through the elements, not plodding on an infinity wheel in air conditioning while watching your membership dollars used to broadcast Nate Berkus‘s bland face? The city is a bastion of free fitness opportunities, and Well+Good’s new inaugural free Summer Wellness Guide lays it all out for you: 20-pages of yoga, outdoor fitness classes, bootcamps, canoeing, many of which don’t cost a thing! Plus: skin care tips and healthy restaurants with outdoor dining and there’s even a mashup-heavy running playlist to get you started! Read the rest of this entry »
Looks fun enough
Okay, so maybe this isn’t for most of us, but if you happen to be gearing up for the NYC Marathon, you might jump all over it. There’s a bib (meaning a spot in the race) available for this Sunday’s (Sept. 19) 18-mile Marathon tune-up in Central Park. The owner “has to” work that day and “can’t” run the 7 a.m. race, so the spot’s up for grabs. Online registration for the tune-up closed at midnight last night, so this is a second chance to get in on the 18 miles of fun. Here’s the full listing.
The author's clunkers, soon to be cashed
All this hubbub over cash for clunkers is pretty yawn-inducing for us here in the borough, where the very idea of even owning a car—clunker or otherwise—seems like a terribly bourgeois idea in the first place. [Editor's note: whoa there... down, fella!] If you are left to travel the city à pied, is there any hope of relief? There is today, if you were planning to drop some serious cash on a new pair of running shoes at least. Read the rest of this entry »
Image courtesy of burntfeather on Etsy.com.
Our friends at the brilliant, Brooklyn-based SMITH Magazine are continuing their six-word literature series by inviting readers to submit Michael Jackson obits. A few early Jackson 6 contest favorites: He touched us in different ways (Jeffrey Bryan); Michael, you beat it too soon (Bethe); From ABC to PYT to RIP (Mary Elizabeth Williams). The reader challenge ends today at 5; read what your competitors have come up with and find out where to submit your brilliant words here. Read the rest of this entry »
