The concept was pretty simple, and potentially disgusting: Run a marathon, 26.2 miles, around New York City, and eat five…
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Last Wednesday, around the ninth switchback in the M Trail at the University of Montana, my legs and lungs screamed…
That’s right. I know, it’s hot outside, and perhaps if I took a Lyft to meet you for coffee or…
Last week, I gave the address at the commencement ceremony for the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning. It was…
Just over a year ago today, I signed up for my first 100-mile ultramarathon with a guy I’ve been friends…
One Sunday last August, maybe halfway through a 22-mile trail run in 85 degrees and full sun, the day after…
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum…
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of the Dawn Wall, being interviewed…
Don’t argue with people on the internet. Use your car horn to communicate with other drivers for emergencies, not to…
Dear dogs: I’m sure you get this a lot, but I’m a big fan. I’ve been watching you for a…
Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the park for the first time,…
It happened again yesterday, like it always does, about three-quarters of the way through my run: I started to try…
A few years ago I was at a coffee shop and I started chatting with the guy next to me…
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Just kidding. You probably have most of the stuff you need already. But…
At 11 p.m. on January 13th, I watched a group of eight guys push a 48-foot long boat into the…
I plodded my way up the Hayden Trail, headed up toward my fifth “summit” of the day as the sun…
“A lot of the young doctors I hire work for me for a year or so and then they want…
I’ve been having fun drawing diagrams and cartoons for Instagram lately, because some jokes (and sentiments) work better in a…
I hate running, three to four times a week if I have time. I hated it yesterday for a little…
At 5:55 a.m. Denver is dark and fairly quiet as Syd and I have an excited conversation about new movies…