Author Archives: cfrietch

Eagleman 2015 Race Report, by Ernest Hemingway (with contributions from Joseph Conrad)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by cfrietch

Months before, the sleeping dragon, Eagleman 70.3 appeared not as the majestic bird of prey, but rather a placid feathered sparrow, calmly beckoning our siren trio to the lush marshes of Maryland. But as our good and true party of … Continue reading →

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Dear Hollywood: Stop Taking the “Vegan Challenge”

Posted on June 9, 2014 by cfrietch

An open letter (that none of them will read) to celebrities who think they want to go vegan: Please, please tell no one.

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Can I Be “F40-44” Forever?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by cfrietch

I’m a little afraid to say how great 2013 turned out to be. I often kept thinking “is this my peak year?” and “what happens next year?” Well, that’s malarkey. I know that 2014 will be whatever I make of … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Hambletonian Marathon (or Why I Might Be Ruined for Big-City Marathons)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by cfrietch

Through late summer and early fall, I’d been semi-training for a marathon. I wasn’t too sure which one. There were several I was eyeballing. It was interesting doing this training-but-not-training thing. Instead of plotting out each and every weekend and … Continue reading →

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Eating vegan in New Orleans: Not impossible!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by cfrietch

This is the sort of article I wish I had found before heading to New Orleans for the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon. Eating vegan in NOLA was going to be a challenge, and the info I found online … Continue reading →

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Skinny today, fat forever

Posted on December 12, 2012 by cfrietch

As I walk out of J.Crew with my size 4 bootleg cords (on sale for $36), I feel I’ve been hoodwinked: Clearly, size inflation is completely out of control. There is no way I wear a “real” size 4. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Don’t buy it: Black Friday is for suckers

Posted on November 18, 2012 by cfrietch

I’ve spent the last 13 years consumed by Black Friday (as a shopping expert, it’s part of the job), and I see it for what it is: Over-hyped, overdone, over-advertised, and like me, you should be over it.

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Posted on October 31, 2012 by cfrietch

“Red Hook, Where Fairway Is” If you do a google news search for ‘Red Hook Brooklyn’ today you’ll find dozens of stories about my little low-lying, mixed income Brooklyn neighborhood. Surrounded on three sides by water, and on the other…

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Any-veg Indian Masala

Posted on October 17, 2012 by cfrietch

I love Indian food. But of all the restaurants in my Park Slope radius, there just isn’t a good Indian joint. So I’ve been fiddling with a recipe of my own. I think I’m on to something; I’ve got a … Continue reading →

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Behind the fence at Prospect Park’s Lakeside

Posted on October 9, 2012 by cfrietch

Thanks to Open House New York this past weekend, I got to snap some photos of the new Lakeside project in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The area has been fenced off and boarded from view ever since I moved to Brooklyn, … Continue reading →

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