Just over a year ago today, I signed up for my first 100-mile ultramarathon with…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 116
Nas + the National Symphony Orchestra performing Illmatic (video): “We see creation as magic when,…
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Complaining Is Useless
One Sunday last August, maybe halfway through a 22-mile trail run in 85 degrees and…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 115
“Symbols don’t make it clear what you do—it just makes it clear who they are.…
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Why Your Smartphone Is A Great Adventure Tool
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 114
Don’t let people think you’re bored with them. Use these five ways to hide a…
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None Of This Makes Any Sense And That’s Just Fine
Last Saturday night, I was running one of my favorite trails in the dark. I…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 113
Clean your computer screen and watch these amazing overhead visuals of earth (including some mine…
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Celebrate Winter With These Traditions
Winter: Sure, it’s great for skiing, sledding, building snow people, and the holidays—but what about…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 112
This might be a little bit of my nostalgia for this old Avalanches track, but…
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I Must Have My Coffee First Thing In The Morning
If I don’t have coffee immediately upon waking up, I cannot function in any capacity…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 111
Steve Ramras’s New Year’s tradition is more fun than yours (video): https://vimeo.com/247624691 “Whereas some cyclists…
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The Great Dirtbag Pissing Contest
A few weeks ago, someone put a sticker saying “Does this Sprinter van make my…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 110
I was recently on the jury for the Nanshan International Mountain Film Festival, and we…
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Make 2018 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 109
Oh, the joy of being right. Kind of. (video) A very different, well-told, story about…
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How To Talk To Your Family About Ice Climbing During The Holidays
It’s coming: The holiday gatherings with your extended family members who don’t exactly share the…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 108
I think you might find this film entertaining and/or funny and/or strangely aesthetic, but don’t…
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The Shortcut Is: There Is No Shortcut
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 107
“I started painting with Microsoft Excel in 2000. I set a goal. In 10 years,…
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Put More Self-Flagellation In Your Vacation
Wouldn’t you like to get away? To a place where you can be pampered and…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 106
If only morning commute traffic could flow as well as starling murmurations (video): If you…
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Is This What I Have To Do To Get Away From My Phone? I Guess So.
I sit on a rock along the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park, assembling…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 105
Here’s a wonderfully original music video/visual documentary of Coney Island: (video) I am neither going…
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Skiing vs. The Holidays (In 6 Charts)
Because sometimes during the holidays you’d rather be skiing (even if you don’t want to…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 104
This is a brilliant piece of filmmaking using Google Chat transcripts from 2007. (video) Brody…
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For Sale: Skis And Ski Poles — $5
ARE YOU READY for another ski season? These skis and poles sure are! And they…
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