Oh Great, Another Running Blog

I know, right? There are already so many running blogs on the Internet—and a lot of them are pretty good! Do we really need another one?

The answer (at least according to me): Probably not, but I’m doing it anyway. Plus, look how hard I worked to create this thing. I even wrote (er, copy/pasted) code!

Oh, right. A few housekeeping things we should cover before this running blog gets super saucy:

• My name is Rich. I’m 31-years old and have been running “seriously” for just under 3 years.
• The last blog I ran was hosted by Xanga (RIP). If you like blogs written by teenagers that whine about the girls who won’t date them, you would have loved it.
• Up until December 2017, I had two jobs. I quit my side hustle to dabble in creative things again, and here we are!

So, what can you expect? Will this be like anything like other running blogs? In a lot of ways, yes! For starters, I wrote a couple race reports last year, which turned out to be a lot of fun. You’ll also get the sordid details about the gear I’m running in, the workouts I’m doing, and any other thoughts I have while I’m dragging myself out of bed for a long run (Spoiler: they will not be super inspirational). There’s also an outside chance that I’ll let you in on one of my favorite group chats from time to time (Spoiler #2: We talk about running).

On a serious note, there are a few people I should thank:

• My wife, Jess, for being the best and putting up with me, even when I don’t make it easy.
• My sister, Kathryn, who’s helping me with all sorts of design issues and refuses to accept my money.
• Rachel Ferrigno, my manager at Stack Overflow, for answering my annoying SEO questions.
• Sarah Woodard, also for answering my annoying SEO questions.
• The Hot Bhattis running team/group chat, for keeping this ridiculous hobby fun, especially when we’re all injured.
• Everyone affiliated with Dashing Whippets Running Team that I’ve run with, for adding more structure to my workout schedule and laughing at my bad jokes during long runs.

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