Sushi Lovers

When you tell somebody they're going to have sushi pieces the size of chopsticks... they kind of just laugh at you and order like they normally do. Yama is that restaurant and I was the one who was laughed at. We ordered enough sushi to feed a small army! I really didn't mind though since I ordered my favorite pieces. Uni, Toro, Sea eel, Salmon.. yum!

The Heat, The Meat, The Beat

Well if you haven't noticed... it's summer. The temperature is finally in the 80's...sometimes 90's and its HOT. That also means that I've kicked off my marathon training and with 19 weeks to go.. its just getting started. My weekend long runs are about 10 miles now so they're still very manageable. I don't like that I tan so easily. Saturdays I wear t-shirts out... Sundays I wear sleeveless when I run. I literally look like tri colored pasta with my shirt off (forearm/shoulder/chest). I need a good beach day to even it all out. The good thing about all this running is that I get to eat whatever I want. I'm currently in 3 eating clubs. A monthly burger hunt, a weekly chinatown hunt and a monthly brooklyn local restaurant hunt. This is all on top of my unplanned food outings. If you look at my credit card bill.. all you see is $ for running and food. Even with all this eating I've been losing weight without trying.

9/2007- 235 lbs
7/2008- 210 lbs
1/2009- 200 lbs
7/2009- 195 lbs
4/2010- 186 lbs
6/2010- 175 lbs

60 lbs total in 3 yrs. The first 20 was from dieting and working in NYC. The middle 20 was from mild running and the reduction of alcohol. The last 20 have been purely from running. I think I'm going to lose another 20 lbs just for marathon training but it will be tough to decide where to go from there. One thing is for sure... running is expensive! You eat more, you spend more on gear/races, you spend more on your wardrobe when you start losing weight. More on my marathon training progress with my next post.

The Best Burger in NYC

Words can not describe how good this burger was. It's a big claim but I think it was the best burger I've ever had in NYC. Back Forty had it right from beginning to end. A very light and fluffy sesame bun... medium rare came out medium rare (also read JUICY!)... they used a sharp cheddar which I likedf. They provided their house ketchup which was a little smokey (mixed w/ bbq?), mayo and mustard which I also liked since I was able to squeeze on a very generous portion. They did not give too much of the green stuff so the main focus is the burger.. heck there wasn't even a tomato. Everyone at our table agreed.. this was the real deal. High fives all around. Best burger to date.

Brooklyn Half Marathon

So this post is a little late. I blew out my knee around mile 10.5 but manage to kick it back into gear for a strong finish. Someone tried to outtake me in the chute and I wasn't having any of it! What I thought was going to be a photo finish by a nose with me pulling my pants up actually turned out to be pretty tame with my competitor a good 3 strides behind me. Here's a link below with the race details... will I be ready for the marathon in October?

Apple Pie

I want to eat it.

Sorry there haven't been that many posts lately. It's finals week for me and I'm ridiculously busy. I'm sleeping on average 4-5 hours a day but I'm still maintaining my exercise/run routine. I'm having difficulty finding time for regular meals so I've just been eating out a lot. Usually after work I head to the gym... then to the library... get home around 11:30PM .. eat dinner... study another 3-4 hours before I head to bed. The life of a working grad student. My mind gets so tired that random thoughts just pop into my head. Today it was the apple pie. Now I need to eat it.

Knicks fans know what's up

I just want to cheer for the Knicks again.. is that too much to ask for?

The Missing Link

Hanshin Icreon HUWB-3000Kit

So what kind of computer geek buys a flat screen TV but forgets to check whether or not there's a DVI/VGA input? Me. Of course. I had all these wonderous plans to cancel cable and work primarily off of my laptop but the fuss of cable converting and aspect ratios, blah blah blah has put me off to the project. With this new kit.. all I have to do is plug one end into the TV and the other into my computer and shazam! all is good in the hood! Well this nifty device isnt out yet... so I have to keep my inner geekdom under control... until then...

TNF Endurance Challenge= Gnarly business!

This was my first trail race and probably the most difficult race i've ever ran. High grade steep uphills, Rocky fast downhills, mud wipes, scattered thunderstorms and questionable signage all contributed to a very very technical race. Not to mention the fact that I only had road shoes, slept 3-4 hours the night before and had to wait around 5 hours for my leg of the relay.. I still managed to do fairly well. Very challenging race but also very satisfying. This only means that 1) i need to buy trail shoes 2) i need to train harder for my next trail run. Oh, and shouts to an awesome weekend with Team TBW and congrats to Team Lets do this! on the relay, Kino for completing the 50k and Marco for the 50 miler! gnarly!

The Olympic Tragedy

Is it any surprise that the Greeks are facing one of the worlds largest financial collapses? 6 years ago when they hosted the Olympics, skeptics were already commenting on the astronomical debt that they accumulated from the games. A simple Google search directs you to multiple BBC articles from 2004 detailing the troubles ahead. Ridiculous how many countries use the games as an excuse to overspend on soon to be empty stadiums and Olympic villages. You do have to applaud Vancouver for keeping the games somewhat manageable but even ESPN had something to say about them.

Something needs to be done about the Olympics. The Olympic committee needs to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.. because honestly.. who even watches the games anymore?

round three

I can't get enough of this katsu curry!!! here's a shot of it at menkuitei. fatSON indeed. :)