A few years ago, I realized I needed a hobby that involved more than Netflix and my couch. I passed by KC’s Trolley Track trail one day and I thought it would be nice to give it a little walk. So I grabbed a hoodie and some old Asics I found in the closet and started walking. I was getting bored after about a block so I started to up the pace a bit until I was going at a pace which could be described as “slightly faster than a walk”. I was tired after about a quarter of a mile.

I kept at it and eventually made it a whole mile without stopping. And then a mile and a half. And then a whole 5k. Needless to say, I was hooked.

A few years later (and many pairs of Brooks Adrenaline running shoes later), I’d logged over 4,500 miles on Strava–mostly on the Trolley Trail but I’ve found a bunch of other fun routes in KC.

Here are my PRs:

Distance Race Name Location Finish Time Average Pace Strava Link Event Results Link
5k Famous Racing Sausages 5k Milwaukee, WI 21:07 6:48min/mi
10k Ward Parkway Thanksgiving Day run Kansas City, MO 46:45 7:32min/mi
Half Marathon Garmin Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO 1:43:15 7:53min/mi
Marathon Garmin Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO 3:58:39 9:07min/mi