I Survived A “Productivity Half-Marathon”
bySomeone once told me that every runner, at some point, confronts the urge to run a half-marathon, broken up into smaller segments over the…
Someone once told me that every runner, at some point, confronts the urge to run a half-marathon, broken up into smaller segments over the…
A few weeks ago in a hotel room bathroom, my left big toenail fell off. I mean, I gave it a little nudge, as…
The other night while eating dinner, after a day of doing various work things and around-the-house things during which I had let time slip…
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One day a while back, I was out on a run, thinking about nothing in particular, just enjoying moving through the world, looking at…
“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…
The folks at Strava asked me last summer if I’d like to tell a story about a particular segment of trail, for part of…
Mark Twain was not a runner, at least to my knowledge. But I think of this Mark Twain quote nearly every time I go…
As you’re probably well aware, another holiday season is almost here. Every year around this time, I start getting this nagging voice in the…
Just after the crest of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the longest and highest climb of the New York City Marathon, around Mile 1.0, one of…
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Last Sunday, while running on a trail through the forest, I ate what I estimate was my 1,500th Clif Blok. Or 2,000th, who knows….
This is not a metaphor for anything; just something that happened to me last week. Or maybe it is a metaphor, I guess (More…
High on the east ridge of Lone Peak, at about 10,500 feet or so, The Rut 50K started to feel like a cartoon, in…
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There you are, at the bottom of a hill, on foot, or on your bike, or on skis, ready to start up. But are…
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Maybe you’re familiar with this thing known as “Everesting,” in which maniacs people pick a hill of a certain height and bicycle or run…
Even when I was just taping off my steps before the race started, I was comparing myself to the other runners. I don’t remember…
1. It is OK to take breaks while running. Sometimes breaks last a few seconds, and sometimes they last a few years. 2. There…
In writing and illustrating my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, I wanted to tackle lots of the “whys” and “hows”…
(from Chapter 8, “Write Your Own Definition of Success,” in my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, available via bookstores and…
(from chapter 11, “There Are No ‘Hacks,’” in my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, available via bookstores and Amazon here)…
[NOTE: To mark the publication of my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, on March 16th, I’m re-posting the original essay…
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TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: I have a new book coming out March 16th. It’s called I Hate Running and You Can…