Anna, Editorial Assistant

Every Tuesday, I have running practice in Central Park for a triathlon I'm training for. While practice totally ups my miles and leaves me in a good mood, getting there is always frustrating. It's about a mile and a half away to where practice starts, involving taking two different subways that invariably leaves me feeling rushed and in a bad mood. So, now, especially with the warmer weather, I've started walking to practice--and found it's an AMAZING warm-up that provides a great transition from work. Not only that, but it was great to "find" a walk--not having to schedule it or think about it, but doing it for a functional purpose--I needed to get from the office to the park somehow. And it was SO stress reducing! The temperature was in the beautiful mid-70's and everyone on the street seemed to be in a good mood--I hope everyone doing the Walking Challenge is enjoying spring!

And everyone at FC seems to have race fever! Betty and Meg's half-marathon experience inspired me so much I'm doing a 10K this Sunday. Wish me luck!