At the start of the last decade, I had just discovered running– by force, no less, at The Island School. My Crohn's disease was just newly under control for the first time, and thanks to an incredible streak of luck and an incredible amount of support from my teachers, family and doctors, I managed to embark on a semester abroad experience with no phone, no internet access, on an island with no hospital. Most students were given the option to train for and complete a 4-Mile swim or a Half Marathon by the end of the semester. After I failed the swim test due to my asthma, there was only one ..read more

As 2019 comes to an end and I look ahead to 2020, I thought I would take a minute to do something I haven't done in a while: put all of my race results in one place! Below is a summary of all of my race results, year by year (bold indicates current PR's): 2011 Island School Half Marathon - 1:46:10 (8:06/mile) 2012 Nov 4th: "Run Anyway" NYC Marathon (unofficial) - 4+ hours with breaks (no official time) 2013 March 17th: NYC Half Marathon - 1:38:48 (7:33/mile) 1,695th out of 14,535 finishers May 18th: Brooklyn Half Marathon - 1:37:50 (7:29 min/mile) 2,250th out of 21,427 finishers November 3 ..read more

Long time no see, blogosphere! It's been about half a year since my last update, and as 2019 rides off into the sunset without me having written a single 2019 race report, I figured I might as well give you the spark notes before it's too late! There is a lot to catch up on, and while I don't have the time to write an essay per race, something tells me that even the most loyal followers of this blog would rather I keep things concise anyway, so here goes nothing... 2019: The Year of Keeping Pace JANUARY 20: FRED LEBOW HALF MARATHON The year started with a bang, in some of the most brutal co ..read more

LEADUP: A SPEEDY RECOVERY Age is inevitable. Aging isn't. And while age is just a number, it is also a number that is used to determine which division you're competing in! So, just two weeks after a wonderful run at the NYC Marathon, I decided to throw my 24-year-old hat into the ring once more for a shot at a fancy piece of glass– a 1st Place Age Division award at the Race to Deliver 4-Mile. With my birthday looming on February 1st, this would be my second to last chance, and perhaps my best chance, of finally grabbing the elusive prize before aging out of the M20-24 age group into the far ..read more

It's been a minute! The early part of 2018 may have been full of trials and tribulations, but it was also chock-full of blogging time. The end of last year and 2019, on the other hand, have been absolutely fantastic on all fronts (career, running, relationship) and unfortunately for all 6 of my adoring blog followers, that means I spend less time blogging and more time soaking up life! On this icky Spring day, however, I find myself with a little bit of time off and a hankering for carpal tunnel syndrome, so here I am, returning to the blog and beginning a new quest– to catch things up in t ..read more