At a Glance Racing the hilly Coogan’s 5K in Washington Heights in sub-freezing cold, I ran 17:52 — a tough, painful effort that still beat my 2012 and 2011 times on the same course. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished in 17:52 (Garmin), improving 40 seconds on 2012 and 120 seconds on 2011 Mile splits: 5:37, 5:52, 5:42…
At a Glance A busy start to 2013: through a brutal Northeast winter, I built base indoors, tackled the Tour of Sufferlandria, studied for the GMAT, and traveled to Hong Kong for a trio of races — including a trail win and pacing my dad to a marathon PR. HIGHLIGHTS Completed the Tour of Sufferlandria…
At a Glance After a year-long break from blogging, I recap a breakout 2012 season — my first Ironman, an age-group win, a Boston qualifier, and PBs across every distance, all while staying injury-free. HIGHLIGHTS Completed his first Ironman event at Lake Placid Won his age group at the Toughman Half Ironman Qualified for the…
At a Glance One of my earliest race reports — the NYRR Sprint Triathlon in Flushing Meadows. A pool-style 400m swim, two loops on the bike, and a 5K run around the Unisphere. Despite a wrong turn on the run and slow transitions, a standout 14th-fastest bike split carried me to 28th overall in 1:11:38….