Enjoy Healthy, Delicious Dishes From NYC’s Brand New Eatery

ReViVer, which recently opened its second location in Manhattan, provides balanced, nutritious meals that you can enjoy every day.

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

To start, enjoy a bowl of this rich, creamy soup without the guilt. The puree of cauliflower is finished with scallions, toasted almonds, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

Red Sauce Meatball

You won’t be yearning for your grandma’s meatball once you try the Red Sauce Meatball from ReViVer. The dish includes a giant, house-made natural chicken meatball with roasted zucchini and spinach in a classic Italian tomato sauce. The tender meatball, topped with a generous spread of asiago cheese, is extremely juicy without the fat and the grease.

Sweet Orange Mahi

Enjoy the taste of the tropicals right in NYC with this dish, which features grilled line-caught mahi mahi glazed in sweet orange sauce and topped with creamy avocado salsa verde. The mahi mahi is served on top of savory vegetable slaw made with crunchy napa cabbage, shaved Brussels sprouts, kale, roasted butternut squash, and cannellini beans.

Steak and Fig Salad

The Steak and Fig Salad is all you have ever dreamed of in a salad - filling, delicious, and healthy. Atop a bed of fresh baby greens are pieces of tender, grilled flat iron steak, roasted butternut squash, cannellini beans, mission figs, red onion, crumbled blue cheese, and crunchy whole wheat croutons. The salad is served with roasted tomato tarragon dressing.

5 Tips To Conquer Your Next City Challenge Obstacle Race

The next City Challenge Obstacle Race takes place in Hoboken on October 1. Here are your top tips and advices to conquer your next challenge!

1. Mix Up Your Training

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City Challenge Obstacle Race involves crawling, jumping, climbing, and much more than just running. Mix up your training with a balance of cardio, weight lifting, and agility work out.

2. Dress For Success

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Try to avoid short-sleeve shirts and shorts to protect your elbows and knees. You will be expected to crawl, as well as get down and dirty, so be sure to wear the right gear.

3. Treat Practice as a Race Day

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People say practice makes perfect, and it’s absolutely true for obstacle races. Incorporate exercises that resemble what you will actually be doing on race day, so that when the big day comes, your mind and body are well prepared.

4. Stay Hydrated

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Be sure to drink plenty of water before and after the race. You will be losing a lot of sweat during the race, so it’s extremely important that your body is at its utmost condition. Luckily, there are several water stations throughout the course at the City Challenge Obstacle Race.

5. Have Fun!

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By far the most important tip is to HAVE FUN! While the City Challenge Obstacle Race is designed challenge your mind and body, its number one goal is to encourage athletes and fitness enthusiasts to form camaraderie and enjoy themselves.

So what are you waiting for? Go sign up for the City Challenge Obstacle Race in Hoboken on October 1 and let’s conquer these obstacles together!

Run Like a Girl: Celebrating Female Strength and Camaraderie at More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon

The first time I ran a race, I peed my pants. It was 2007, and I was at the first meet of the season for my high school’s cross country team. As I neared the end of what seemed like the longest 2 miles of my life, I lost all my willpower and alleviated my exhaustion with an emptying of the bladder. Since then, I vowed to never run again.

Flash forward to 2015. Someone had just stolen my fixie bicycle, so instead of going on a bike ride to meet my daily exercise quota, I decided to go on a run. As I pounded the pavement to the tunes of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run,” I was overwhelmed with a sense of euphoria - a runner’s high - during which I felt like I could run forever like Forrest Gump. Since then, I started running again.

Over time, I gradually increased my mileage. What started as a casual, 20 minute jog around the neighborhood turned into frequent long runs where I was traversing across different boroughs - from Manhattan to Brooklyn to Queens. I wanted to see how I would perform in a racing environment, so I decided to sign up for my first long distance running race in New York City: the More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon.

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Presented by Shape magazine in partnership with the New York Road Runners (NYRR), the annual More/Shape Women’s Half Marathon is one of the largest women’s-only half marathons in the US. More than just a running race, the event also highlights female solidarity, strength, and camaraderie. Indeed, while waiting at the start line with thousands of women around me, I felt empowered just by the presence of so many strong, inspiring women.

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With the blaring sound of a gun, I bolted from the start line to begin my 13.1 miles journey around Central Park. While some people may question the “joy” of running two full loops around the park, I surprisingly found myself truly enjoying the entire race. Both the variety in elevation, from the flat stretch along the Museum Mile to the dreaded Harlem Hill, as well as the scenic natural environs of the park, mitigated any boredom I may have experienced otherwise.

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Beyond all the sightseeing and people watching in Central Park, the majority of my focus was fixated on the road and the race. Whereas the first lap around the park was a chance for me to get to know the terrain, the second lap was all about refinement and speed. I knew I was going fast when I lapped a group of walkers around mile 8. Soon enough, I was running past a horde of joggers. My breath got heavier and my heart pounded faster; yet my body felt lighter and stronger than ever before. Motivated by the thought of indulging in a hearty meal after the race, I sprinted as hard as I could in the final stretch to finish my first half-marathon in New York City at 1:28.26, which was good enough for a 17th place finish.

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As I received my finisher medal - giving high-fives and congratulating other female racers - I felt so proud and privileged to run like a girl.

Top 7 Obstacles Races Guaranteed To Make You Fit, Healthy, And Happy

Test your endurance, speed, and agility, while soaking in the spirit of teamwork, collaboration, and fun at these top obstacle races in New York City and beyond!

1. City Challenge Obstacle Race

City Challenge Obstacle Race

As the fastest growing obstacle race in the Tri-State area, the City Challenge Obstacle Race , which hosts races in Jersey City, Hoboken, and New York City, features the most obstacles per mile of any obstacle races. Get ready to hurdle over the hoods of two police caravans, carry cinder blocks, and climb 8 feet walls.

2. Rugged Maniac

Rugged Maniac

Don’t be afraid to get down and dirty at Rugged Maniac, a 5K-obstacles race with feats like climbing over a wooden wall, crawling through the mud-filled tunnels, and rocketing down a 50-feet water slide. Be sure to wear clothes you would not mind getting ruined!

3. Spartan Race

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Spartan Race is not just a one-time experience - it’s a way of life. Spartan hosts more than 130 races around the world in a range of distance - from the Sprint (3+ miles and 20+ obstacles) to the Super (8++ miles and 25+ obstacles) to the Beast (12+ miles and 30+ obstacles). Complete all three races and overcome gruesome obstacles like barbed wire, mud, rope, and fire, and you will earn yourself the ultimate bragging rights of the TRIFECTA tribe.

4. Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder

One of the most well-known obstacle races, Tough Mudder is a team-oriented course designed to test your physical strength and mental grit, while highlighting camaraderie, teamwork, and - of course - fun. Bring your friends, family, and co-workers to join in on this ultimate challenge of physical and mental feat.

5. Men’s Health URBANATHLON

Men’s Health URBANATHLON

Hosted by Men’s Health, URBANATHLON is one of the oldest, original obstacle races in the US. In addition to running a distance that ranges from 4 to 11 miles, you are challenged even further with obstacles that test your agility, power, and endurance. Since the first New York Urbanathlon in 2006, more than 250,000 racers have proclaimed themselves as Urbanathletes in 22 cities across 4 continents.

6. Urban RAID

Urban RAID

Urban RAID in New York City includes about 12 obstacles interspersed throughout the 5K course in Governors Island. These obstacles are designed to test your total fitness, such as strength, agility, balance, endurance, and core. Expect to hop over twenty or so consecutive hurdles, scale down a wooden wall, and flip over a heavy tractor tire.

7. Urban Mudder

Urban Mudder

Affectionately known as Tough Mudder’s “Cousin in the City,” Urban Mudder is a brand new, 5-mile obstacle course in which you will cross a spinning log, carry a long, heavy beam, and crawl under fences - all the while giving high fives and cheering on other participants. Urban Mudder is an untimed event, encouraging you to focus on teamwork and fun over competition.