Traveling to run in a World Marathon Major usually imposes its own set of challenges logistically, mentally and physically. In actuality, the organizers and the city of Chicago made an event of this scale much more relaxed than I anticipated. All fitting, because relaxed basically summarizes how I approached this edition of the Chicago Marathon. […]
On Saturday, I participated in the Queens 10k. Running in Flushing Meadows Corona Park marked my first time back to racing since the Brooklyn Half Marathon a few weeks prior. Since Brooklyn, I took some time off and researched how I wanted to approach my training for the Chicago Marathon. In the midst of figuring […]
My reflections on training and my experience at the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners.
After close to 11 years of participating in New York Road Runner events and 49 races later, I finally made the podium at the 2025 edition of the Mindful 5k. At the inaugural event last year, I had just missed out to my friend, Evan. Going into my first goal race of 2025, I not […]
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 […]
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 […]