Blog Posts

It’s the six year anniversary of my cross country bike trip and I’m finally getting around to writing the post I’ve had on my mind since I finished: A Guide to Cross Country Bike Touring. While I won’t dwell too long on my personal journey (you can find those details here), I’m hoping for this Read more

Seven tips to work smarter, not just harder, towards your endurance goals Many aspiring endurance athletes are frustrated by a lack of progress and the inevitable plateaus in fitness. Many are in a PR drought despite record mileage and working as hard as ever in their workouts. Well here’s the thing: unlocking your true potential Read more

Keys that Set Up Success for My Second Attempt In Fall 2020, I decided I wanted to train for the 2021 Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer as a goal to work towards with the added downtime provided by Covid. I developed a training program that had me officially starting training in mid November. Over Read more

8 tips for powering through cold, winter runs. When I started my running career I was living in Upstate NY where the cold and snow could be brutal and winter seemed to last for half the year. So now that I’m living in Virginia, I’ll take training in the mild winter “cold” here over the Read more

7 Tips to Stay Cool & Safe During Summer Training Let’s face it – running during the dog days of summer is always going to be tough. But there are plenty of ways to make summer training more bearable. I put together this list of tips to help keep you cool and safe for your Read more

Prep your body for exercise to improve performance & decrease injury risk Man, I cringe whenever I see someone hop on a treadmill next to me, crank it up to 8.0, and start immediately slogging away, huffing & puffing. Or the guy at the gym who walks out of the locker room, loads the bench Read more