Philadelphia Marathon
Nov 23, 2014
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My first sub-3 marathon. Ran this with the West Point Marathon Team as a Firstie. Negative-split the race and ran the second half faster than the first.

Distance: 26.2 miles Chip Time: 2:56:47 Avg Pace: 6:45/mi Overall Place: 216th Gender Place: 197th Division Place (M 20-24): 37th
| Split | Net Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| 10K | 42:35 | 6:51/mi |
| Half | 1:28:34 | 6:45/mi |
| 30K | 2:04:58 | 6:42/mi |
| Finish | 2:56:47 | 6:45/mi |

Authors
Army Officer | PhD, Operations Research
Army officer and operations researcher at the United States Military Academy.
I hold a Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research from NC State University.
Using daily flight data from AH-64 Apache units, my dissertation characterized
the latent decision structures and trade-offs that drive operational readiness.
I developed interpretable, data-driven modeling frameworks that translate complex
system behaviors into decision support tools for resource-constrained environments.
I teach probability, statistics, and mathematical modeling to cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.