Where are you from? |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Current P.R. |
Full: 4:23:48 | Half 1:41:46 |
Typical pace |
7:30-9:30/Mile |
Number of marathons |
1 Full | 18 Half Marathon |
Occupation |
Logistics Consultant |
Favorite marathon |
Hometown Half Marathon |
Hobbies |
Collecting Pokémon memorabilia, Building Lego Sets, Video Games, traveling, and volunteering |
Favorite Running Food |
Pre-run: Frosted Shredded Wheat, and bananas On-course: Non-caffeinated GU energy gels |
What are you reading now? |
Who Owns the Ice House? 8 Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur, by Clifton L. Taulbert and Gary G. Schoeniger |
Who do you train with? |
Team Fort Lauderdale Roadrunners |
Personal goals |
To inspire my daughter and son, empower others to build disciplined, efficient lives, and ultimately conquer a World Marathon Major and a 70.3 Ironman. |
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A quotation you like… |
“Pain is temporary. It may last for a minute, or an hour, or a day, or even a year. But eventually, it will subside. And something else will take its place. If you quit, however, it will last forever.” “Don’t cry to give up, cry to keep going. You’re already in pain. You’re already hurt. You might as well get a reward from it!” (Both by Eric Thomas) |
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Why do you run?
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For personal discipline, mental self-care, and to show others that no starting point defines your finish. |
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Describe your best marathon memory.
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Sprinting the final 1.25 miles of the 30th Anniversary of Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio. Traveling solo with zero crew support, running through the wall, and realizing that discipline alone carried me across that finish line of my first marathon proved there was nothing I couldn’t overcome. |
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Why do you pace?
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Pacing demands patience and mental discipline. Distance running is 80% is psychological; carrying the pacer stick allows me to be an external anchor so runners can stay calm, lock in their rhythm, and trust their training. Carrying the pacer stick is like being the soldier that holds up the flag on a battlefield and seeing that flag gives those fighting their way through the hope and courage to keep going. |
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Tell us your best pacing experience.
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Serving as the official running sweep (“Turtle Pacer”) at the DoNot Stop Half Marathon. Guiding and encouraging the final 6 to 7 runners through the entire 13.1 miles to beat the course cutoff was humbling and powerful. Being the floor that kept their dream alive taught me more about heart than running at the front of the pack ever could. |
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Why should someone run in your pace group?
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As a Marine Corps veteran, I plan to lead the pack and leave no one behind. In my pace group, we’ll move like a squad but feel like family, and we will work together to achieve the same goal. While getting even splits, spreading constant encouragement, and the grit to push through when the miles get though. |
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Any tips for runners about to join your group?
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Trust the plan, protect your early miles, and don’t stop until you finish what you started. Whether it’s your 1st race or your 50th, when you’re done you should be able to walk away feeling like a better version of yourself than you started. |
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Anything else you’d like to share? |
I was recognized in 2019, as an All-American Duathlete and was invited to the 2020 Olympic trials and the National Duathlon Championships prior to pandemic cancellations.
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What philanthropic activities do you have? |
I have volunteered as the regional logistics Coordinator with the American Red Cross since 2020, Managing supply distribution, emergency vehicles, warehouses operations, DAT equipment distribution, and emergency management task force liaison duties. |
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