I started running sophomore year of college less for fitness and more because I needed something to clear my head during finals. What I discovered about training along the way changed everything — including a hard lesson about what happens when you ignore the body’s early warning signs. That subtle ache in my knee I … Read more
Back in college, I was the guy eating peanut butter straight from the jar to hit my protein macros because I had zero budget and even less time — tracking every gram while completely ignoring the one thing quietly wrecking my runs: a spine that was more crooked than my meal planning. I obsessed over … Read more
When I was running track in high school, our coach had one answer for everything: “run more miles.” It took me years — and a few painful overuse injuries — to realize how wrong that approach was. More mileage without proper body mechanics, alignment, and recovery is a recipe for breaking down, not getting stronger. … Read more
I spent two years paying a personal trainer $75 an hour before I finally started asking the questions that actually mattered — not about my split times or my VO2 max, but about why my body kept breaking down no matter how disciplined I was. Like a lot of runners, I had leaned hard on … Read more