This is the story of my client Will Barkan, who’s legally blind, and how Will recently nailed his first 100-miler, the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run.
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Finding My Stride In My New Normal
This post is about a topsy-turvy two months. I’ve been in a funk, facing fears and experiencing exaggerated moods, but I’m reminded that peace of mind and a normal rhythm return in good time.
I Fell For the Whiskey Basin 88K Trail Run
OK, so maybe I’m all by myself in a high-desert forest running 56 miles in a giant circle for no better reason than to order a pizza at the end, but at times out there, it feels purposeful and connected to something larger, like …. like … oh Christ I don’t know. Are you there, […]
Running For the Land, For the Wild, For the Future
I’m doing this race again less as an endurance competition, more as an opportunity to revisit and revere this region up close, and ultimately do what I can to help protect it.
My Ouray 100K: A Case Study Of An Ultrarunning Blowup
As soon as I saw Morgan and Clare, I said wild-eyed, “I may blow up, but those were the best 27 miles of my life.”
I Run Because of Them
During the last few weeks, people involved in this sport pulled me out of a funk and motivated me to run hard and with joy. I needed it.