Running

My 2023 Track Season

2023 has been an exciting year for me. On January 1st, I nordic skied for the first time with my own gear. That same day at Vail, I downhill skied. I finished the ski season with more days on the

Blueprint for Newberry Park’s Perfect Track Season

Newberry Park’s high school boys team just completed the most dominant cross country season of all time. California is typically one of the most competitive states when it comes to prep distance running, and Newberry Park’s top seven runners made

Down in Tallahassee on November 20th we had the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. This was probably the most interesting iteration of this race because the last installment (officially deemed the 2020 Championship) was held in

Everyone runs faster with a knife, right? I’ve run thousands of miles and have never felt truly endangered by another living being. I’ve also never found myself in a survival situation such as getting stranded in a snowstorm or lost

US Olympic Track Trials Recap

The US Olympic team is set and the US Trials ended up being a tour de force of one of the most monstrous athletic teams our nation has ever assembled. The ten-day-long event was filled with impressive performances, entertaining human

My Picks for the 2021 Men’s Olympic Track Trials

I’ve been following Track & Field quite closely this year and I must say that team USA is set for a really impressive showing. There have been freakish performances from collegiate athletes, freakish performances from pros, freakish performances from high

Earlier this spring, I decided I would spend a month or two in Flagstaff, Arizona. The town is at 7000′ of elevation and the surrounding area is considered both a running mecca and an ideal location from which you can

One debate in the running world that we can never quite put to rest is whether it’s acceptable to run in a graveyard. When debated on Reddit or LetsRun or even at a local Turkey Trot, there’s never a satisfactory

I really enjoyed running track in high school. I was never particularly good but I won some medals at the local level. Still following the sport pretty closely often leads me to exploring its nuances. Believe me, there are many.

My Unpopular Running Opinions

I’ve been running since I was 14. I was bad for a while, then mediocre for most of the rest of the time. In 2020, I put up two respectable time trial efforts (3:10 marathon and 1:30 unsupported half-marathon). Because