2017 Pittsburgh Marathon…& Darryl Cann

The Pittsburgh Marathon was my sixth marathon. I want to write about this one differently. I…

The One About My Bambi Legs

I haven’t written in a while because I haven’t been running as much as I would like. Since the marathon, I have been struggling with pain in my right hamstring. There have been a variety of diagnosis or descriptions of this pain, and I am done trying to name it, but I am…

The Science of Running vs. The Philosophy of Running

The New York City Marathon- Part IV

A couple of hours after the marathon, I sat on my couch staring blankly in front of me. Everything was quiet, and there was barely any light filtering in through the windows. The sun had barely broken through the cloudy skies for most of the day and now as the sun…

A Guide For the NYC Marathon 1st Timers

This guide is provided with the following disclaimers:

• I am not an expert or elite runner. I am running the NYC Marathon for the fourth time. I think it’s the equivalent of a kid coming into their freshman year taking advice from…

Missing the Bronx

Every year since 2013 I have run the New York Road Runners 10 Mile Race in the Bronx. I love this race. It is right in the…

Running Through Nostalgia

I draw a distinction between running while I am training and running while I am not training. The later always…

Running, Reading and Coltrane

Time is a funny thing. Especially when you get over thirty and even more so when your profession measures…

A Letter to 25 Year Old Me

Ah Brooklyn….