About me

Though I've had a love/hate relationship with running over the past 20 years, it's grown to be a good friend of mine. I've been fortunate enough to have running as a fall-back no matter what the rest of life looked like, so I can appreciate how the struggle to "be a runner" changes over time. My goal is to help those new to the sport get more comfortable, take those with experience to whatever their next level is, and for everyone to continue loving (in general) the time they're having.

I grew up in a small town North of Pittsburgh, running trails and road races as far back as I can remember. I opted for a completely different change of scenery to went to New Orleans for college, graduate school, medical school, and residency (with brief interludes in North Carolina and Montana). My mother relocated to Asheville, NC while I was in college, and over the years, taught me how fulfilling it can be to reconnect with my inner wild child in the woods of Western North Carolina. After losing both of my parents to cancer over the past 10 years, running has become a key to healing, and pursuing and maintaining a vibrant and full experience of life, which now I want to share with as many people as I can. 

I'm now located in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where I can more fully pursue my love of being outside. When I'm not outside, or helping other discover the wonder of running, I'm practicing as an Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine physician.