Friday Inspiration 326
byI don’t know how I feel about being a person whose friends think, “You know who would love this video in which a guy…
I Have Decided On A New Goal In The Middle Of My Run And Nothing Will Stop Me
byOne day a while back, I was out on a run, thinking about nothing in particular, just enjoying moving through the world, looking at…
Switching My Brain On Vs. Switching My Brain Off
byMe: well, Brain, it’s getting pretty late Brain: here is a list of things we need to discuss tonight
Friday Inspiration 325
byIt’s hard to make a film about hiking, especially when the subject of the film averages 21+ miles per day, but I think the…
Friday Inspiration 324
byI might be biased because I have one of Max Romey’s watercolor prints hanging in my studio, but I think this short film about…
There’s No Way I Could Have Seen This Totally Predictable Injury Coming
by“I don’t know if it’s luck or just taking it kind of easy, but I’ve been able to run a bunch of ultramarathons without…
My Dog: Wolf vs. Stuffed Animal
byRowlf: would you believe I share 98.8 percent of DNA with wolves? Me: no offense buddy but no I would not
Friday Inspiration 323
byThe description of this 2-hour YouTube chillhop music mix, set to of footage of shrimp, well, just doing shrimp things at the Monterey Bay…
Friday Inspiration 322
byI don’t know if anyone besides John Green could make a 3.5-minute recipe video that’s this entertaining (video) I don’t know you, and I…
Friday Inspiration 321
byMe watching this 3-minute video: Oh this is cute. Very imaginative. Haha. Oh. Was not expecting it to go there. Very imaginative. Haha. (video)…
One Segment: The M Trail
byThe folks at Strava asked me last summer if I’d like to tell a story about a particular segment of trail, for part of…
Live Fast, Die Young,
byas the saying goes —Brendan
Friday Inspiration 320
byEvery time a new Candide Thovex edit comes across my radar, I am 100% sure it’s going to be BANANAS, and it always is…
Friday Inspiration 319
byYou may not think that you’re the type of person who has three minutes and 51 seconds to watch this single-shot video of the…
Friday Inspiration 318
bySome weeks, I spend a couple hours trying to find a video for this post, doing the Goldilocks thing where I go, “Ah, that…
Nostalgia: A Hobby, A Habit, A Survival Tactic
byAt some point during the second or third episode of Once Upon a Time In Queens, I started thinking maybe I was using nostalgia…
Friday Inspiration 317
byWhat a world it would be if we could all spread as much joy and love as Rahim and his sandwiches obviously do. (video)…
Friday Inspiration 316
byNick Willis had run a sub-4-minute mile every year for 19 straight years, and on New Year’s Day 2022, he went for his 20th…
Shoveling Season Is Upon Us
byYooooooo we got a foot of fresh powder around here the other day, and you know what that means! Yeah, shoveling. OK, yeah, I…
Friday Inspiration 315
byIf you’ve ever worried that you’ll one day be in a nightmare scenario where you’re at a dinner party and you suddenly realize that…
Friday Inspiration 314
byFIRST OFF: If you want to help support these Friday Inspiration posts going forward, here’s your last chance to do it in 2021 for…
Make 2022 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
byNote: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm.” Every year around…
Friday Inspiration 313
byI am not much of a mountain biker, but, maaaaaaaan this 2-minute edit just feels good (and is also an incredible piece of filming…
Friday Inspiration 312
byHey, before you scroll down to the content in this third-to-last Friday Inspiration post of the year, two questions for you: Did you enjoy…
The Birth Of An Idea
byThings like this are able to exist because of my Patreon supporters, who are universally wonderful human beings. If you’re a wonderful human being…
Friday Inspiration 311
byI am a fan of pretty much everything Beau Miles does on YouTube, and he continues to dream up crazy concepts for videos. I…