March 18th, 2025
I put in solid mileage leading up to this race. Having raced twice in my base phase (2nd place in a local 5k, 11th and 1st place AG in the NYRR Manhattan 10k), I felt ready to have fun to see what I could accomplish. I never really race in January and February. I experienced […]
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January 20th, 2025
Last year, I wrote a post about how to improve the experience of running without delving into the specifics of training. I decided to list some add-ons below. 1.) Use vaseline on your face in mild to extreme conditions: Whether in the cold or during a heat wave, this helps a great deal before and […]
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December 15th, 2024
I view my 2024 as mostly successful. After all, I hit the ten-year milestone with running and I still have room to improve. I set personal bests in all my races except the road mile. Though with that, I only run the mile once a year and never really train for it. I also placed […]
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October 2nd, 2024
I felt excited and anxious as I packed up and caught an Uber with my family to JFK airport. My anxiety dealt more with the not so fun logistics of airport security. In fact, some snooty Europeans on line in passport control were almost reminded that they were still in Queens, NY—know what I mean? […]
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