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Three Years, Three Hours

“A problem worthy of attack proves its worth by fighting back.” -Simon Singh It’s been three years since I’ve gotten back into running, and I’ve been trying to achieve a Boston Qualifier (BQ) time ever since. It hasn’t been easy, … Continue reading

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Humbled in Honolulu

Following my run in San Francisco, I looked to fill up my racing calendar again. After a little bit of searching, I settled on Honolulu. I’d run a much shorter 3 mile cross country race in Oahu 7 years ago, … Continue reading

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Rent-Seeking and the New York Marathon

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are my own. While I present the following critique of the New York Marathon’s registration and selection practices, I intend on submitting myself into the 2020 New York Marathon’s non-guaranteed race lottery. Running … Continue reading

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Home Field Advantage: The 2019 San Francisco Marathon

After my first marathon, I started training again for a race on my home turf. This time around, I resolved to be much more consistent with my workouts, cutting down on skipping longer and harder runs. My goal would be … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Halves: Return to Running

Running Out It’s a crisp fall morning in Fresno, California. The day is November 30, 2013. I step up to the hastily marked white starting line along with my fellow Lynbrook teammate Justin Robison for what will be the final race … Continue reading

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My Brick

I started working at Google two weeks ago, amidst a charged atmosphere following the dissemination of the internal manifesto. In light of the divide that has developed, I reflected on my professional goals that I had laid out during my … Continue reading

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HackMIT 2015

A couple of weekends ago, I travelled to Cambridge, Massachusetts for my first hackathon ever. I went to MIT with three other team members to participate in HackMIT 2015. I was very excited to have had the chance to be … Continue reading

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Oh, Milan.

Oh, Milan. Today it’s your birthday. Do you remember? We’d come over to your house, maybe jump into your pool (provided that Rahul didn’t throw up chicken in the hot tub), have water gun fights, and play Halo together while … Continue reading

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As every computer science major knows, data structures is a very integral class in their curriculum. As a result, data structures can be considered the first major test if one wants to label themselves as a proficient programmer or computer … Continue reading

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Passion in Grand Rapids

Prior to my first semester of school, many of my close friends and family said that university would be some of the best years of my life, full of substance, variance, and enjoyment. Two weeks into school, I wasn’t so … Continue reading

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