Kenya: the place where you can vacation and come back looking young and fit. Prior to leaving New York, I took an extended break from running after completing my sixth marathon. The primary cause: pulling a muscle in my left foot during the last 385 yards of the event. I did however need time to […]
With every pursuit, I would say I’m invested in the long-term. Year by year, I’m a fan of watching people come to new realizations that shape their own outlook on life. My outlook with running is no exception. What began as an outlet to work off extra energy from my musical pursuits made me a […]
I have mixed feelings about the 2018 Kansas City Marathon. On one hand I have a connection to Kansas City that made the race worth running, but on the other the course presented multiple challenges. I trained as much as I could for the race, but I didn’t have a lot of time in terms […]
On October 20th, I’ll run my sixth marathon in Kansas City, MO (Missouri, not Kansas—everyone in the east coast thinks I’m running in Kansas). I lived there while attending the Conservatory of Music right before heading off to New York City in 2010. Originally I planned to run their half marathon a year ago, but canceled […]
I started training seriously at age 27. Throughout high school and college, athletics never entered my mind because I played and practiced music so much. If I didn’t play at a club, I worked on composing, transcribing or rehearsing with other ensembles. Since running consistently for four years, I’ve been able to tie in the same […]
I started to take training more seriously at 27. I honestly didn’t know how far I would go or where it would take me. It started out as a bet with my wife on who could complete 3 loops of Central Park for the NYC Marathon 18-Mile Tune Up. It then progressed to me running […]