Category Archives: Fitness

Night And Day In New York City

This week I spent 24.5 hours in New York City. I went there to speak at a conference about new patent issues facing pharmaceutical companies, and if that’s all I did, I wouldn’t be blogging about it. 🙂 But, since I … Continue reading

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Personal Record Versus Personal Best

In the running lexicon “personal record” and “personal best” have the same meaning: your best race time at a specific race distance distance. But as I was running the .US National 12K this weekend, I realized that we should recognize a difference. By … Continue reading

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My Birthday Gift To You

Today is my birthday, and if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know what’s coming, but please keep reading. Recently I’ve had several unwelcome reminders of how precious life is, how unpredictable life is, and how everything … Continue reading

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How To Make Your Healthy Holiday Wishes Come True

I really am not ready for the holiday hype–it’s not even my birthday yet! I’ve already had to dust off the #RespectTheBird hashtag to protest early holiday shopping, and I don’t care how cute that Target ad is, it’s still … Continue reading

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Racing To End Women’s Cancer

This weekend I ran in the National Race To End Women’s Cancer 5K, which I was offered an entry to in exchange for telling you about the great cause it supports. It was a beautiful November morning in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading

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