Areas I Specialize In
- Track, field, and cross-country events for competitors of all ages
- Ultramarathons and other endurance efforts
- Balancing fitness and mental health, and otherwise embracing the mind-body connection to make managing all of.. this... a little easier
Degrees and Certifications
- ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Group Exercise Instructor
- B.S., Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.S., Biology, Sul Ross State University
- Various Expired Teaching Certifications in Science, Biology, and Special Education in Texas and Colorado
- WMAI (Wilderness Medical Associates International) Wilderness First Aid
Interests and Achievements
- I love to write, and while I'm more comfortable with nonfiction, I aspire to someday publish a novel or twelve
- In 2025, I was an honorary mention for Volunteer of the Year with the Human Potential Running Series
- I'm an avid gardener, try to plant roses everywhere I live, and have a large cactus collection
- Yes, I am interested in photos of your cat(s)
- Swept (cleaned up the race course) ultramarathons in two states so far, and hope to sweep ultras in all 50 states
My Training Philosophy
- For better or for worse, you have to live in your body, and it’s the only one you get. That means we need to keep our bodies as functional and useful as possible, as long as possible and if we must, we might as well have some fun in the process.
- The two words that summarize my training philosophy are SUSTAINABILITY and RESILIENCE. We need to be able to handle what life throws at us, and ideally, we can get up again tomorrow and do it all over again. I think of the gym as the laboratory where we can build, test, and re-test our resilience, both physical and mental
