Stair climb challenge, week 2

This week's challenge is the 55 flights of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle Paul did last week's 40 flights by Friday. His office is on the 4th floor

Weird photo

The Hell Gate bridge, over the East River, NYC

Welcome to Week 1 of the MSKCC Take the Stairs Challenge!

The MSKCC Employee Health and Wellness Services has started a weekly "Take the Stairs Challenge". May not be as easy when you live in Australian susburbia as when you live/work in Manhattan but if you want to join in, here's the challenge! "Good Morning Climbers! Welcome to Week 1 of the MSKCC Take the Stairs Challenge! This challenge is not only geared toward increasing physical activity and improving overall health but also to reducing our environmental impact by taking the stairs instead of using the elevators. Each week we will climb up the stairs of an iconic NYC building. This week's challenge is to climb 40 flights (in total for the week), which is the equivalent of climbing up to the top of the New York Life Building at 51 Madison Avenue. The New York Life Building was built in 1926.It is near Madison Square, the Flatiron District and Eataly. I is visible all over lower Manhattan because of its famous gold top. The rules are: 1. at least 10 stairs to a flight 2. stairs between 2 floors = one flight 3. has to be UP, of course! "Good luck and we look forward to seeing you in the stairwells!"

Flat Stanley visits NYC

Max Timlock sent Flat Stanley to visit us in NYC. He and Xavi immediately bonded, Stanley got dressed up in a Yankees outfit and went off with Xavi to catch the subway, see the sites, have a hot dog as well as visit plenty of playgrounds. Stanley is off to the post office tomorrow to make his way back to Melbourne "par avion". Stanley is trying to find out if the Bombers beat Collingwood on Anzac Day

Look who's 22 months!

Growing up and almost 2. Walking, talking (can almost count to 10; asking and answering questions), sleeps 10-11 hours at night and a 2 hr daytime nap, because he's a busy boy climbing, scootering; gym, swimming and music lessons. 2 Weetbix, toast and a cup of tea (seriously) for breakfast, and 1-2 croissants at the coffee shop then lunch and a smoothie but a bit fussy eater at dinner, gone off meat. loves Thomas the Tank Engine, Peppa Pig and any Caterpillar machine which he calls "Digger".

Running group

While saddened by the despicable events in Boston (6 of our group went up there to run in it, all unharmed), we were back out there in Central Park at 6 am keeping fit and having fun doing speed work then celebrating someone's birthday at the Bethesda steps

3rd annual cherry blossom festival on Roosevelt Island yesterday

Pretty naff, but spring is here. Weather was only fair (partly cloudy/overcast and about 10 deg) but Xavi had fun catching the tram over there, scootering in muddy puddles and hill climbing...