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About Me

Bio, Completed Races & Personal Records

forest trail
running track in Chicago
Chicago Half Marathon Start Line

I was born in 1986 and have been running since 2015. I’m not nearly as fast as a lot of people that create running content but I’ve never quit a race, I’ve always improved, and I never had any major injuries from running.

I know some people will say “You’re not that fast, why should I listen to you?!” This is primarily a site for beginner and intermediate runners. If you ran a three and a half hour marathon, then yeah, don’t listen to me. There are a lot of resources available to learn and improve, this is just one of them.

The goal is to help others get into running or progress further, not to ramble on about my life. I live in Chicago and I love to run, but I have a lot of other hobbies. If you want to know anything else send me a message, I’m happy to answer questions.

Completed Races


4 Full Marathons

2023 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon

2021 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

2021 Chicago Marathon

2018 Madison Marathon

6 Half Marathons

2023 Hub City Races Half Marathon

2022 Country Sole Half Marathon

2022 HOKA ONE Chicago Half Marathon

2021 Donot Stop Half Marathon

2018 Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon

2017 Naperville Half Marathon

Shorter Races

I’ve ran a lot of shorter races, I really don’t even remember all of them. I did a 10 miler, an 8 miler, a 10k, and eight 5Ks.

Personal Records (PRs)


Full Marathon – 4:23:23

10:04 per mile pace

2023 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon

Half Marathon – 1:55:37

8:50 per mile pace

2023 Hub City Races Half Marathon

5K – 23:54

7:42 per mile pace

2022 Bucktown 5K

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