Category: Startups

452 days of running and Smashrun’s 3rd birthday

I run because it makes me happy. Everyday, without hesitation. It’s not easy because you’re always at the mercy of what the weather brings. It rains, I run. Snow? Still a run day. Below freezing? Ninja-style running! Fully wrapped up. I’m not sure how long I’ll keep going, but I don’t see it stopping anytime …

In Virginia Beach: big fish, not-your-average drinks, and history 101

Chris has a theory. The reason we only go to Asian restaurants in Virginia Beach is because the best food in Virginia Beach are probably made by people, not from Virginia Beach. We’ve got a new ritual. When we want spicy food, we go to “the Thai place.” When we want sushi, it’s “Volcano.” Friday night …

a year about drinking, running, travel, and startup culture

When I turned 21, I celebrated with my friend, Guy, in a French-Japanese restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan. There was a blizzard that night, so no one wanted to go out and everyone else that normally wouldn’t care about crap weather were out of town. It’s probably worth a mention that I was …