When scheduling races this year, I initially didn’t plan on running the Brooklyn Half. Sure, the start line is about two miles away from my house. Prospect Park is also my primary training ground, but my focus is on racing a fast 5k before solely focusing on the marathon next year. I initially achieved my […]
In 2019, I made a conscious effort to research how to improve my running. When starting to run in 2015, I looked towards the physiology of running, but ignored the mechanical side of it. So I began; for over two years I went to work reading and observing all I could about mechanics. I found […]
Some helpful running tips I’ve discovered along the way to improve my training: 1.) Make sure your nutrition meets your daily training goals. Keep it simple. 2.) Occasionally log the food you eat to see patterns in diet if your training feels “off”. 3.) Know your strengths and work on your weaknesses. Solely running more […]
In many ways, being a musician prepared me for my discovery of running. I definitely wouldn’t have dreamed of taking up serious running 15 years ago as a freshman at a conservatory. Chord voicings, transcriptions, ensemble work and theory seemed to occupy most of my time. In retrospect, I probably took music too seriously and didn’t […]
I’m not sure why I always do well racing when I have a scheduled commitment later in the day. Sometimes in the days leading up towards a race, I have a really good feeling about them. This season opener was no exception. My training had been consistent, even though my mileage base had been pretty […]
As I reflect back on what started out as initially as a bet in 2014, I still can’t believe I just hit the 10,000 mile mark with my running. I had absolutely no connection to the sport in high school, or college for that matter. My focus shifted to survival mode when I moved to […]