Team, yesterday, I took a walk on the NYC Highline with my friend and CEO of Lifeway Foods, Julie Smolyansky. I met Julie five years ago at SXSW. She was (and still is) a major supporter of our friends at Every Mother Counts. And, as she was training with Charity Miles to run the Boston […]
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Team, less than two weeks ago, I took a walk around the Central Park Reservoir with my friend, Bret Parker– just days before he embarked on a journey to run 7 marathons, on all 7 continents in just 7 days! Oh, and as if that weren’t challenging enough, Bret has Parkinson’s… But, as we’ll hear
Brett Parker: 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days… Do Epic $H!T! Read More »
Tell us a little bit about yourself: Okay, I am a 61-year-old retired guy (retired two years now). I did most of my growing up in Southern California (graduated from San Diego State with degrees in math and physics). I spent 6 years in the Navy teaching physics to the sailors that would operate our
Charity Miles Champion Tim Cullip; Riding a bike across the USA and earning for Charity. Read More »
Team, in December I had the distinct honor of walking with THE Meb Keflezghi in Austin, Texas. Few people have accomplished as much as Meb has– either in sports, or any field. Even fewer people have transcended their own accomplishments to inspire millions the way Meb has. After escaping a war-torn Eritrea as a child, Meb
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Once a Runner is one of our favorite books of all time. No joke. If you read one book this year, this should be it. Get it here on Amazon. One of our favorite quotes from the book (or any book): “…Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart
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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
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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
Johnny Waite: This is Sparta! (The Value of a Challenging Life.) Read More »
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