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On August 2nd, 2016 at 5 pm, Karina Vetrano went out for her daily run along the Belt Parkway bike path in Queens. When it got late and she didn’t return home, her father, a former NYC fireman called the police. Later that night her body was found in the nearby weeds along the path. She had been raped and strangled. Karina was 30 years old and a graduate of St. John’s University. She was fit and strong and had competed in the Citi Field Spartan Race just a few weeks earlier. Yesterday marks the second anniversary of Karina Vetrano’s death. There are many tragic stories like Karina’s. Now in the summer months there are more of us exercising outdoors. We always want to keep our safety and of those we love in the forefront of our minds. Always, always safety first. @macebrand #macebrandpartner
New York meets the Midwest. #familyvacation
Rolling into Monday like...
I’m always in need of a good laugh. Most of the time laughing at myself. Behind the scenes at @peter_hurley studios getting ready with @samanthaegoldstein. Photo by @byoungphoto “Never will I allow myself to become so important, so wise, so dignified, so powerful, that I forget how to laugh at myself and my world.” - Og Mandino
I was first introduced to this little torture device several years ago by the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team (CAT). They loved training with kettlebells so much, they actually carried them aboard our cargo planes whenever we travelled overseas on protection assignments. Since then, I became fascinated both by the breadth of exercises ... and amount of pain they produce. Who would have thought this bowling ball with a handle, originally called a “pood” in Russia, was the ultimate full body workout? It currently ranks at the top of my “suck” list right next to burpees, which is why they’re consistently part of my fitness routine. Not to mention it makes me feel like I’m starring in my own little Rocky IV episode ... minus the four feet of snow ... and furry collared jacket. Growth only comes from stepping, or in this case swinging, outside your comfort zone.
In May of 2012, President @barackobama delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class at Columbia University, his alma mater. As part of his Secret Service protection detail, I was there with him standing to the right of the dais. Watching the crowd of thousands watching him, I remember thinking what an honor it would be to attend a school like Columbia, which interestingly enough looked just like Hogwarts from the Harry Potter movies. I never thought six years later that I would graduate from there myself with a Master of Science from the Columbia School of Journalism. It was, by no stretch of the imagination, easy. In between cramming to meet homework deadlines, I continued working as an on-air talent and security analyst, travelling for speaking events, and teaching as an adjunct professor. On more than one occasion, I literally ran out of time getting ready for class, which forced me to sport the “no make-up under the baseball hat” look, a skillset I’ve since mastered with blinding precision. Looking back now, my two-year educational endeavor gave me more than I ever thought possible. I learned from some of the greatest academic thinkers and sat among some of the brightest students. This truly has been one of the most defining points in my life. “You are never too old to be what you might have been.” –George Elliot