4:35 a.m. The wind blows across the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 20 mph constant. Mitsu and I hurriedly…
Category Running
I was hesitant to try Strava at first: Everybody’s heard about some jackass who almost ran over a kid on…
Just over a year ago today, I signed up for my first 100-mile ultramarathon with a guy I’ve been friends…
Or anyone who’s run further than they thought was fun. —Brendan
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…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
I plodded my way up the Hayden Trail, headed up toward my fifth “summit” of the day as the sun…
I hate running, three to four times a week if I have time. I hated it yesterday for a little…
Dear Foam Roller: I think— Oh, you thought I was just going to say “fuck you,” didn’t you? Well, hold…
Last Saturday morning, while most of us were asleep, Kilian Jornet and Jason Schlarb decided to run across the Hardrock…
There are all kinds of benefits to running, but let’s not bullshit ourselves: One of the biggest benefits is eating…
I guess my theory about ultramarathons is that everyone who’s ever heard of them has two immediate questions: 1) Why…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out…
Have you ever committed to something you weren’t sure you could do, and then found yourself in the best shape…
When Forest and I had discussed the rules at a coffee shop in Brooklyn three days earlier, I had said,…
Do you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day, or other outdoor activity, and…
Ever had a co-worker give you a well-meaning slap on the back right where you got sunburned the day before?…
My friends Dan and Janine have made lots of outdoor photos all over the world. You’ve probably seen them in…
My dad mentioned to me the other day that this was the first year he’d ever used up his entire…
I sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in front of a granite shelter…