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About Me

I have been running off and off since high school but started taking it semi-seriously in 2013 when I ran my first marathon. I use this blog to discuss races and my training notes and other thoughts. I'm a five time marathoner, Marine Corps (3x), Richmond, and NYC. One day I would like to eventually run all six of the major marathons and hope to get into Chicago in 2019. I'm a frequent Strava user and not as frequent of a blogger so if you want to keep up with me more regularly I'd recommend following me there.

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