Side Notes: 7 Days Until You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!!!

O.K., O.K. --- you got me, this has nothing to do with being outside... this however does have to do with New York and I am convinced that there will be a direct correlation between your attendance at this event and overall your happiness.

Oh... and yea, its FREE!!!

Cupcake Camp NYC, "an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and eat cupcakes in an open environment." It is taking place next Friday, April 9th from 7:00pm - 9:30pm at Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street. Note this is a 21+ event as it is being held at a bar.You don't have to bake, remember for every dozen baked they need 11 more people to eat them, but bakers are always welcome.

To RSVP to the event click here.

I hope to see you all there!!! And apologies for the extreme detour into the indoor activities arena, but as I am sure you can now understand, this was of critical importance!

Calling All Triathletes!

The Multisport World Conference and Expo will be coming to New York City on April 18th, 2010.

The Expo is FREE and open to anyone who likes to complete in triathlons or likes to swim, bike or run. I went last year and really enjoyed it... and I am certainly no cyclist and not a competitive swimmer.

They will be offering seminars on such topics as injury prevention, developing faster running times, and nutrition. There will also be running, swimming and cycling clinics-- I did the running clinic last year and LOVED it. For more information on the clinics click (here) and for more information on the seminars click (here).

The event will also feature two speakers: Troy Jacobson founder of Spinervals and National Director of Endurance Sports Training for Lifetime Fitness, and Jordan Metzl, MD, a nationally recognized doctor of Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery. For more information on the speakers click (here).

Please also note the USAT Northeast Region Annual Membership meeting will be taking place at the expo.

The expo will take place at the Manhattan Jewish Community Center (JCC) which coincidentally hosts an awesome indoor triathlon each December (a great opportunity for first timers who are a little worried about the open water aspect of triathlons).

The JCC is located at 334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th Street) New York, NY 10024

For more information and to register click (here). My best advice is to register early... this event was PACKED last year!

Update (4/17/10): Jordan Metzel will no longer be speaking at Multisport. But they have added many other experts to the web-page including Dr. Paul Weiss, Jordano Quaglia, Dr. Mark Klion, Andrew Kalley, Scott Duke, Peter Duggan, Nicholas Amico, Niel Cook, and Sarah Currie. For more details on the speakers click here.

Free Macaroon Day!!!!

My reaction when I saw this was simply... "um, WHOA!!" Now if you aren't strolling in the parks, out for hike or don't have another rad activity planned for tomorrow here is an awesome suggestion:

Macaroon Day NYC 2010 -- They have so many different participating locations you could easily enjoy the nice weather by planning a walking tour between some of the best pastry shops in the city! And hey, if you are participating in all that hiking, cycling, running, walking and adventuring you are going to needs your strength... Macaroons might just provide the sugary boost you seek! It looks like supplies might be limited so get there early.

And if you haven't ever tried a Macaroon before... you REALLY need to. I highly recommend the rose macaroons from either Madeleine or Maison du Chocolat. And yes, I have been told in the past that the ones from Maison du Chocolat are made from the same recipe as the ones in Paris. YUM

And as of tomorrow at 1:32 PM-- HAPPY SPRING