Every split that got me from a blowup in a small Massachusetts race to the finish line in Boston — twice.
The First Four
2017My first marathon, in Massachusetts, was a disaster. So I told no one about the next one — ran New Hampshire quietly, no pressure, no audience. It worked.
I didn't need anyone else there to know I was improving.
Fifty States
2018–2022Boston felt out of reach, so I set a goal that felt very much within reach: run a marathon in all 50 states. It kept me racing, kept me in love with the sport, and kept me showing up year after year — even hovering around the same 3:50 pace. In 2022, an injury finally forced me to stop and rethink what came next.
The states mattered less than just showing up, year after year.
Chicago
Jan–Oct 2023First real off-season. First time training with actual intent — consistency, strength work, no shortcuts. At the Chicago finish line, for the first time, Boston didn't feel impossible.
That's the race where Boston stopped being off the table.
The Buildup
Late 2023–2024A real year-long plan: a 5K block that winter, a 10K block in January, then the biggest marathon-specific block of my life — 50–70 mile weeks, consistent lifting, no shortcuts. This is what structure actually does.
The plan mattered more than the mileage number itself.
Boston, Twice
2025–2026Spring 2025, I ran Boston for charity — my qualifying time gave me the buffer to run again the following year, so this one was just gratitude. Spring 2026, I ran it as a qualifier. The dream, twice over.
Neither finish felt real until I was actually standing on it.
Why I Coach
Every one of those fifteen marathons taught me something. The early ones taught me to love the sport. The later ones taught me what structure and consistency can actually do with that love. I bring both into coaching — not just what got me to Boston, but everything that got me there first.
MY STORY
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