Tag Archives: running

Run For Your Life

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I run most mornings, and have since my 20s. I ran when few did, remembering being stopped in Italy by the police to find out what exactly I was running from. “Signorina, who is’a chaz’ing yooo’?” I’m convinced it’s one … Continue reading →

Posted in History, humanity, humor, media, Politics, readng, Sports, travel, writing | Tagged exercise, History of the White House, JFK FDR White House Swimming Pool, running, US Presidents | 33 Comments

The Jewess and the Shiksa

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s a young girl I see running most mornings, 30ish, curly-haired, long and lean. She always runs along the various paths that parallel the road, like a deer loping by. Occasionally we stretch together on one of the Park’s many … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Family, grace, Health, humanity, internet, Love, nature, New York City, parents, religion, sexual relationships, women | Tagged Jdate, looking for Mr. Right, Pretty young girls, pushy parents, running | 26 Comments

The Lone Rangers of Central Park

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I’ve written about raccoons before, but needed to share my latest sighting. It was early on Sunday, a must if you want to avoid the weekly runner’s race that, if you look over your shoulder, looks as if you’re being … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Family, humanity, humor, kids, Love, nature, New York City, parents | Tagged bike racing, four-legged motherhood, nature at her best, Ralph Waldo Emerson, running, the raccoons of Central Park | 14 Comments

The Weight

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I watch struggling women all the time, spending their lives obsessed with their weight. I see them when I’m running, smothered in Spandex, a fabric that doesn’t breathe hoping they look thinner, when all it does it accentuate their … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, dessert, Family, Fashion, Health, humor, modeling, New York City, parents, women | Tagged eating disorders, Jackie and Caroline Kennedy, Kate Moss, Narcissism, obsessed with weight, running, Staying thin | 56 Comments

Be Safe

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

Every morning, before the sun is up when I go out to run, the designated doorman never fails to say, be safe. He knows I’m headed to the park oblivious to the navy sky I’m about to jog under. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, nature, New York City, Sports | Tagged Central Park, fitness, running, springtime | 28 Comments

Babushka

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Susannah Bianchi

This morning when I was climbing Harlem Hill in Hamilton Heights, named after Alexander Hamilton, our first Secretary of the Treasury, because he lived there, I came upon a little old lady pushing a tiny grocery cart. She was 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, friendship, humor, nature, New York City, women | Tagged being neighborly, Central Park, Polish women, running, weather | 29 Comments

Anything Goes Sunday

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m a very disciplined creature by nature…I’ve had to be. When you grow up in an unstable environment, you need regular rhythms to rely on, so six days a week I’m like a West Point Cadet. I rise early, making … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Home, humor, religion | Tagged a peaceful Sunday, relaxing, running, taking a day off | 24 Comments

I’d Duck If I Were You

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Susannah Bianchi

As I was running around Harlem while a bike race was going on, I see a duckling with her beau contemplating crossing the street. Not a good idea, I think, since those bikers wouldn’t stop for me let alone Jemima … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Love, nature, New York City, sexual relationships, Women and men | Tagged bike races, Central Park, ducklings mating season, Elizabeth Taylor, running | 16 Comments

Temper Temper

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s a runner in the park I’d like to kill. You usually see him trying to woo women by showing them around wearing American flag shorts. It’s the only time I’ve ever wanted to burn the flag. He likes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, History, humor, New York City | Tagged Central Park, confrontations, inappropriate behavior, running, the American Flag | 25 Comments

Weather Or Not

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Susannah Bianchi

I don’t do well in the cold. These couple of weeks of frigid temperatures have taken their toll. To put mildly…I’VE BEEN FUCKING MISERABLE. Come to think of it, I also pale in heat, rain, snow, hail and sleet. I … Continue reading →

Posted in comedy, humor, Love, New York City | Tagged Bill Hicks, Central Park, cold weather, hearing voices, rain, running | 17 Comments