For I am a Rain Dog, Too

It seems like it rains all the time in NYC now. Luckily, I love running in the rain. I've run two marathons in the rain, the Two Oceans and the Napa Valley, and they were both really great. Today was no different, as I happily splashed through puddles for an eight mile run through DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Carrol Gardens, Park Slope and Prospect Heights. The biggest challenge of running in the rain in NYC is that you may or may not get your eye poked out by an umbrella.

I was a little bit wobbly today because yesterday I went on an urban hike with Katie and Dave, my friends from NC, in search of food and booze. We walked across two bridges, the Brooklyn and Williamsburg. We started our day with a visit to Bed-Stuy's Dough for the world's best donuts and after a trip through the financial district, ended up all the way in Soho at Ed's Lobster Bar for clam chowder. I had my first oyster shooter here. From here we walked to Williamsburg to visit one of my favorite bars, Spuyten Duyvil. If you want a walking tour of a city, visit a marathoner.

And in case you're wondering where the title of this post comes from, here is Tom Waits, Rain Dogs.