A few months back, I posted on Instagram a short video of myself hand-writing something…
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How I Became A Cruiser Bike Guy
As I pedal my cruiser bike nowadays, I often have to remind myself that although…
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Quit Or Laugh
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We Are All Buffalo Bills Fans
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Across The Grand Canyon Twice, In 11 Photos
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Letter Of Recommendation: Having A Favorite Tree
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How To Run Uphill
— More stories and illustrations about running in my book, Have Fun Out There Or…
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I Did A Plank Every Day For 120 Days And Here’s What I Learned
Signed copies of my running books are back in stock and available here: Have Fun…
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Are You An Uphill Person Or A Downhill Person?
[To check out the stickers in my shop,…
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Feeling It
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We Interrupt Your Expectations To Bring You Your Actual Marathon
The day before the New York City Marathon, walking in Central Park up to the…
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Maybe I’m Not “Having Trouble Sleeping”
The first time I had trouble sleeping at night was one Christmas Eve when I…
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One Segment: The M Trail
The folks at Strava asked me last summer if I’d like to tell a story…
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Taking A Break
—Brendan
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Was Balzac’s Coffee Consumption Really That Impressive?
A few months back, my friend Anna sent us a print of a quote/paraphrasing from…
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The Things We Did To Get Through 2020
A couple weeks ago, I wrote an Instagram post asking people to share some of…
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How To Be Positive, Part 2
This is the second half of this illustrated mega-post (if you missed Part 1 last…
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How To Be Positive — Part 1
Today’s story is a little different from the usual—there are two options. I made it…
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Staying In The Game
[this is based on a presentation I gave at the American Alpine Club’s 2020…
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The Life-Changing Magic Of Ignoring The Ratings
Several years ago, I had an idea to collect some bad Yelp reviews of U.S.…
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Life, In 12 Bicycles
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The Things We Take With Us When We Move
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Weren’t We Lucky
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