# Anoush Arakelian

Anoush Arakelian runs for Gotham City Runners in NYC. When she isn’t running, you can find her nerding out about artificial intelligence at IBM Watson, watching New England sports, or listening to music.

## Articles by Anoush Arakelian

### [Training To PR Your Next 5K](https://runkeeper.com/cms/training/training-to-pr-your-next-5k/)

Running a PR (personal record) in the 5K scares me more than any half marathon or marathon that I have ever trained for. Why? Because it happens in the blink of an eye! When you’re running a 5K with the intention of crushing a PR, there’s no wiggle room for a quick water break or [...]

### [How to Run Your First Half Marathon](https://runkeeper.com/cms/training/how-to-run-your-first-half-marathon/)

I remember the day before my first half marathon in 2012 vividly. I wanted to throw up, eat everything, and cry, all at the same time. So naturally, I turned to Google to ask the age-old question, “How the (insert expletive here) do you run a half marathon?” So I tumbled down a rabbit hole similar [...]