Hey everyone, my name is Greg! I’m from Long Island but moved to Philadelphia a few years ago. I’m a school counselor and cross country coach too.  I love running on the SRT, at Lorimer Park and Pennypack park. I have run 6 half marathons and just finished my first marathon last Sunday in NYC! My next races will be the Philly Love Run and the United Half Marathon (if I get into the lottery) in March where I hope to break 1:30!

For the last few years, I’ve been running solo or with the cross country team (who proceed to make it their goal to drop me on their easy runs.) On Sunday, I really felt a sense of the running community that’s out there and knew that I wanted to be more involved in it. I’m looking forward to making new friends with people who share a similar passion for running. Hope to see a bunch of you on some group runs soon! Good luck to everyone racing next weekend!

Here are my Strava and Instagram links. Throw me a follow!

Strava: https://strava.com/athletes/greg_ricken

Instagram: https://instagram.com/gricken916/