If I had to pick a favorite Winter month, it would be January. For most, represents an opportunity to start the year on a clean slate. For me, this month is used to reflect on my past accomplishments and setbacks from 2016; take a step back and re-align myself with my short-term and long-term goals….
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Just 8 days removed from a 1:17:30 personal best at the Rock n Roll Washington DC 1/2 Marathon last week, I was able to bounce back quite quickly with some high intensity training. Or maybe it was all the chocolate milk I chugged. Either way, going into Sunday’s NYC Half Marathon, I was confident that…
My last race as a 24-year old This 10km was probably my most spontaneous action of the year, thus far. (sort of anti-climactic…) Knowing that I would be out of town for business for the majority of the week, my opportunity to effectively run a hard tempo/threshold type workout was slim. I decided to run the…
Washington Heights has always been a place I would frequently pass by on my training rides towards the GWB and north up the 9W. This is also the home of Coogan’s 5km. Ever since I first ran this race back in ’11, I always seem to forget the rolling hills on Fort Washington Avenue –…
First of all, thanks to all those who woke up before dawn and cheered me on during the race. Second, special thanks to emotionphoto for amazing race day pictures! You can find more of his work here! The past couple of days prior to the race were plagued with record breaking temperatures – NYRR sent…