It has been so nice being home in PA for more than week. I'm kind of sad to head back to D.C. today, but I did get to do a little bit of everything on this trip home: spend time with family, catch up with high school friends and take a nice day trip to NYC. Me and my mom in Bryant Park My mom … [Read more...]
Resort Review: Heavenly, South Lake Tahoe
Perfectly poised in South Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Ski Resort deserves the title it boasts. I know it is clich … [Read more...]
Basketball player Hillary Klimowicz hits the dance floor.
Back by popular demand, this is a blog about me being awkward.After our game on Saturday, my teammates and I decided to go dancing. I need to preface this story by painting a picture of what it means to go 'dancing' in Europe. First of all, you don't actually leave to go out until 1:30am, and even … [Read more...]
Runner’s Guide to Toledo, site of the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Cross-Country Regional
This year's NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship will be held in my hometown, the first truly major cross country event ever held here. In advance of the race, I'm giving out-of-towners some useful information about Toledo. Today it's all about running in the Glass City. Toledo is actually has … [Read more...]
Hilary Klimowicz: Today I saw a cat on a leash…
All right. I have to share my first awkward moment since coming here.Well first things first, I did actually see a cat on a leash today, which I've never seen before. At first I thought it was a guy walking a monkey, but when I got closer I recognized my feline friend. The situation reminded me of … [Read more...]
The beauty of the finish line
One doesn't come out of an epic event with merely descriptions of how the 17-mile hike/trail run kicked one's ass. Indeed, there were plenty of lessons absorbed and beliefs solidified during this past weekend's Try All By Fire pilgrimage. In fact, three of them arrived merely by paying attention on … [Read more...]
Nutritional lightbulb: Dropping myths, adding calories
A broad smile flashed across her face. Her eyes became wide and bright and her body was visibly excited. In fact, I thought my nutritionist might jump out of her chair and perform a spontaneous cheerleading jump she could hardly contain herself after I offered the following personal revelation: I … [Read more...]
Pro Basketball Year Two: Here We Go!
Me with President Jean-Paul Robert @ Limoges train station I made it to France! That was quite a journey though, let me tell you. I left my house in New Jersey around 3pm, got to the airport at 3:40pm, to my terminal by 4:10pm, was in my seat on the plane by 7pm, arrived in Lisbon, Portugal at … [Read more...]
Travelin’ with Javelins
Since April, I've traveled on airplanes with javelins a total of 15 times, and 7 of those times have been internationally. A conservative estimate of what I've spent to put them on the plane with me is $600 total. That's pretty cheap, considering my pole-vaulter friends spend FAR more, but I'd … [Read more...]
Running the D.C. Monuments
In the seven years I've lived in DC (four in college, three in for work) I have never once run along the National Mall and past all the museums and monuments. So when Megan suggested we do an easy five mile fun run on Saturday morning I was all for it. We headed downtown bright and early and … [Read more...]