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    by brendan on June 24, 2021

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    by brendan on February 11, 2021

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    by brendan on November 24, 2020

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    by brendan on November 19, 2020

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    by brendan on October 22, 2020

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    by brendan on October 21, 2020

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    by brendan on August 13, 2020

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    by brendan on June 18, 2020

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    by brendan on June 4, 2020

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    by brendan on December 26, 2019

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  • Choose Wonder

    by brendan on November 21, 2019

    The South Rim of the Grand Canyon can be a magical place: You stand with…

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    by brendan on November 7, 2019

    These tips are entirely based on my observations while running the 2019 NYC Marathon with…

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    by brendan on July 11, 2019

    To celebrate the publication of my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, a…

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    by brendan on June 13, 2019

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    by brendan on March 14, 2019

    I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and…

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    by brendan on February 14, 2019

    One afternoon last August, a delivery truck rolled up outside my house in Denver. Two…

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  • Interview: Steve Casimiro On Telling Adventure Stories His Way For 30+ Years

    by brendan on February 7, 2019

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    by brendan on December 27, 2018

    Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make…

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    by brendan on December 13, 2018

    If you’re anything like most of us, another year ending means a lot of things:…

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    by brendan on December 6, 2018

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