Israel
Real Olympic Enthusiasm!
Today, Israel won its first (and most likely, only) 2008 Olympic medal in Beijing. It was a bronze medal…in windsurfing.
I watched it happen live, of course, this morning (approx. 9am Israel time) and was amazed by the response of the announcers. In the last 5 hours since it was televised live, they have replayed the [...]
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Nike Human Race: It’s Officially Official
A few nights ago, I went online and registered on the Nike Human Race 10k Marathon Israel site. I didn’t do it before now for a few reasons:
1. I wanted to train for a few weeks to see if it was even humanly possible for me to do it.
2. I needed help with the registration [...]
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The Olympics In A Foreign Land
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing have me entranced. One of the many perks of being in Israel during an Olympic year is that I can see it live. Relative to other countries, the United States is in a geographical position that places it far from other time zones and makes live events from Europe, Asia, [...]
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My First Celebrity Sighting And It Happens In Israel
Ok, so I’ve seen famous people before in the States. Like the time Boy George pushed me in a dance club in Chicago. He was a guest DJ in the club that night which was my reason for going to the club in the first place. I was standing next to the [...]
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Running My Tuchis Off In Tel Aviv
I’ve had great progress this week on my runs in preparation for the Nike Human Race 10k. (I promise not to turn this blog into a “runners log” but it’s worth mentioning here and there, right?)
On Sunday and Monday I ran my usual 4 km (2.5 mi) route along the sea. I used Google Earth [...]
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