Why Shouldn't I Be Able To Run?

The doctor entered the room after I had been in a severe car crash and told me "you'll probably never run again". 

I was 17. 

At that point, I made the decision to commit myself to discovering how to run. I needed to run again. Every day I would sit on my front porch, in my wheelchair, and just watch people walk / run.

How are they applying force? How much of their foot is touching the ground? What does their ankle, knee, and hip movement look like?

Eventually, after 6 months, I learned how to walk again. Then, learned how to jog in a pool. Then, learned how to jog on grass. Finally, I learned how to jog on cement. 

After 18 LONG months, I was able to walk on to a division 1 track program at Temple University.

What Drives Me?

I'm driven by the process of improving people and changing lives. Running saved my life and inspired me to get out of the hospital room and chase down my dreams. 

I began my coaching career after a failed attempt to break into the Olympic scene as an athlete. I recognized I was a far better communicator and planner than I was an athlete. 

Honestly, I had to teach my body how to run again, and today, I want to share what I learned from that experience, plus, over a decade of iterating on it while coaching youth, collegiate, and professional athletes.