RACE REPORT: 138 The Chicago Marathon – 3:02:36
Abbe has always wanted me to run the Chicago Marathon. She ran it the first year we dated, on her birthday, and she loved the course. One morning as we were looking at the race site we noticed that we…
RACE REPORT: 137 Grete’s Gallop 10K – 38:36
Nelson convinced me to run the Grete’s Gallop 10K one week before my Chicago Marathon. Training-wise, it actually made sense, so I signed up. The night before the race was my cousin Morgan’s 24th birthday, so old! Abbe and I…
RACE REPORT: 136 Reston Triathlon
Ironman Chattanooga was called off by Dougie and I this year, leaving a hole in my triathlon calendar. I decided to fill it by racing the Reston Triathlon with my youngest brother in my hometown. The Part About the Bike…
London Relocation
I awoke abruptly to Abbe saying, “Honey we have to go now, pack your bags and get in the car! We have 3 hours to catch a flight out of Dublin to London. We have a new assignment… and time…
Escape from Ireland
It seemed simple enough, our assignment that is. Escort and protect two Serbian Nationals across Ireland so they could rendezvous with a Serbian American and an Irishman. They were getting married in a few days and it was of utmost…
RACE REPORT: 134 – Brooklyn Half Marathon: 1:24:16
As you may have read on my previous post, next year is my 10 year running anniversary. What better way to celebrate it then to run the race that started it all, the New York City Marathon. The goal… run…
RACE REPORT: 133 – NJ Marathon: 3:05:38
I suppose it was during the afterparty of the NYC Half Marathon that it happened. There were beers involved. Friends agreed, I should run Boston on my 10th year of running. Even better, I will turn 40 years old in…
As Featured on ‘The Runner Diaries’
I met Erin Kelly last year when I coached her through her first Ironman. We have since become friends and she asked me to participate in her project ‘The Runner Diaries.’ Inspired by Refinery29’s Money Diaries and The Cut’s Sex…
RACE REPORT: 132 NYC Half Marathon – 1:26:22
This will have been my 4th time running the fabled New York City Half Marathon. I love this course as half of it is in my backyard and the other have runs through the streets of the city. It is also…
NYC Marathon – 2016 Spectator Report
Marathon Sunday in New York City is my favorite day in the city. It has been since 2008, when I ran my first race and fell in love with running. Most years I am running it, but I bowed out…