Sup y'all,

I'm Bryan and I was born in NY but I grew up in the Dominican Republic. I started running at the end of May this year. I currently live in Hempstead and my favorite place to run is Massapequa Preserve.

I signed up for my first half, the NSRF Fallback HM & 5K, 6 weeks out, and set out a goal of finishing in sub 2 and was successful in doing so this past Sunday (1:57:16.23). Yes, the same day as the NYC marathon so I really want to be able to run that one day! However, after some quick research, I'm not sure how easy it'll be for me to be able to sign up for that (9+1 seems overwhelming).

The next race I'm eyeing is the NYRR Fred Lebow Half-Marathon.

https://www.strava.com/athletes/bryanjoa
I just wanted to share a picture of this nice medal I got after the half but just realized it says "2021" and not "2022" HAHAHA