What a fun one this was! First run around the Atlanta area and was impressed by the number of rolling hills. I don’t think I have run somewhere like that since my Cross Country days in high school. Such a great feeling of reminiscing old races. I started out feeling… Read more⇢

“Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford This quote has been influential in my running journey numerous times. I always aim to keep my mind on the path of anything is possible; because a lot of the time it does come down to if you… Read more⇢

The game plan this week is to continue building my base – nothing crazy. As I am traveling and my schedule is a little different, my focus is just to get in mileage. So, there won’t be any speed work happening. Honestly, I might not even do a long run… Read more⇢

There were a lot of ups and downs today surrounding this run. The first of which was, I  didn’t get great sleep and woke up feeling lethargic. Thus I made excuses for the better part of the day to not do anything. I got to the point where I decided… Read more⇢

Today was an easy 5 miles. I didn’t have a very specific goal, but I did hold an 8:45 pace. That was my loose goal going into this week, so I’m pretty happy to see that time and also feel like it was not too hard. On the other end,… Read more⇢

I had a great run today, felt smooth and easy. Pace was an average of 8:45 for 5 miles. Here are the splits Mile 1: 8:46 Mile 2: 8:46 Mile 3: 8:45 Mile 4: 8:43 Mile 5: 8:43 Talk about good pacing! When I first started running I ran without… Read more⇢

Regardless of your stance on LeBron, he had a great quote today on his new podcast with JJ Redick, Mind the Game. “To be great, you have to sacrifice.” Hearing from someone like LeBron who has sacrificed to acheive greatness really resonated with me. He elaborated a little and got… Read more⇢

Here is my upcoming race plan: I decided to sign up for as many 5k races as realistically possible over the next 8 months. Fortunately, there is a series race with one a month from April through October. I think I will be under 21 minutes for the first race!… Read more⇢

Some days, summoning the motivation feels like an uphill battle. Even if you love something the way I love running, it’s not always easy to get out the door. On such days, I’ve learned to lean on alternate activities to bridge the gap. Whether it’s weightlifting (seriously, why do so… Read more⇢