Team, a few weeks ago, I had the honor of running the NYC Marathon as a guide for a young woman named Justine Galloway who ran the entire race backward. Yes, backward! Justine has a rare disorder called runner\’s dystonia, which impairs her ability to run forwards. But since she loves running so much– she […]
Justine Galloway: Conquering the NYC Marathon Backwards! Read More »
Team, for the final interview of my journey to the Spartan World Championships #Podfest, I was fortuitously introduced to Luis Escobar. Luis Escobar is a photographer, race director, and high school cross-country coach. He is perhaps most known for his All We Do Is Run race series in California, and his photos of the Tarahumara that
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Team, when I was in Squaw Valley for the Spartan World Championships, I had the distinct honor of meeting Colonel Tim Nye, Spartan’s liaison with the military community. Colonel Nye served over 32 years of combined service in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army. Over the course of his career, Colonel
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Team, when I was in Squaw Valley for the Spartan World Championships, I had the pleasure of meeting Johnny Waite, a fixture of the Spartan Community. Johnny’s official title is Quality Manager for Spartan Race. But he’s much more than that. Starting out homeless in 2008, Johnny Waite emerged from adversity when he ran his first
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Team, when I was in Squaw Valley for the Spartan World Championships, I had the honor of meeting Kristen Ulmer who, for 12 consecutive years, was the world’s top female big mountain extreme skier. (My dream job!) From Wikipedia: Ulmer was on the US Ski Team for moguls in 1991. She also starred in over 20
Last week, I had the honor of attending the Spartan World Championships in Squaw Valley, California. I was invited out by Spartan founder, Joe De Sena to participate in their Spartan PodFest, where I interviewed a bunch of really cool people for our podcast. The highlight of my weekend was getting to interview Spartan founder,
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In this episode, I walk with my good friend, Iron Jack Chen on the High Line of New York City. Jack is a blind Ironman triathlete who has completed two Ironman races, as well as a number of other endurance challenges. (I have had the honor to be his guide.) Jack and I are now
In this episode, I walk with Bart Yasso in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Bart has been the Chief Running Officer of Runner’s World for thirty years! He has completed races on all seven continents, including the Antarctica marathon, the Mt. Kilimanjaro marathon, Badwater 146, and 5 Ironman races. He has also cycled across the country twice, unsupported
In this episode, I walk with Miguel Lara and Mickey Mahaffey in Boston, Massachusetts. Miguel Lara is a Tarahumaran ultramarathon champion. If you\’ve read Born to Run, then you\’ll remember that the Tarahumara are a tribe that lives in the Copper Canyons of Mexico. They are some of the best ultramarathoners in the world– because walking
Miguel Lara and Mickey Mahaffey: Walk The Way of the Tarahumara. Read More »
In this episode, I walk with Coss Marte on the lower east side of New York City. Not long ago, at the age of 19, Coss was a drug kingpin in NYC, making over $2,000,000 a year. Now he’s leading a fitness revolution from the very corner where he used to sell drugs. Coss’ studio,
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