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
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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,
In this episode, I run with Nir Eyal on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Nir is one of the most sought-after minds in Silicon Valley for his work at the intersection of technology and psychology, principally with regard to his work on habit formation. Nir literally wrote the book on habit formation. His book, Hooked, is the
In this episode, I walk with Dan Pallotta in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Dan is an entrepreneur, author, and thought leader who will change the way you think about charity. Dan founded the AIDS Rides and the first three-day cancer walks, raising over $500M for charity. His experiences led him to write three great books, including Uncharitable,
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Last weekend, I was in Evanston, Illinois, home of my alma mater, the Northwestern Wildcats. So I put out the beacon to all the Chicago area Charity Milers to see if anyone would like to go for a run. Well, it was a beautiful day in Lake Michigan. And we had a great group of
In this episode, I walk with Scott Jurek in Boulder, Colorado. Scott is an ultra-running legend whose accomplishments include: Winning the Western States 100 Mile Ultramarathon a record 7 times– in a row! Winning Badwater (a 135-mile suffer-fest through Death Valley) twice– and setting a course record there! Setting a U.S. Record for the most miles
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In this special and very important interview, I walk with Julia Vitarello in Boulder, Colorado. Julia is fighting a fight that none of us would ever want to fight. Her young daughter Mila has Batten Disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. It is especially brutal because it is so rare that Julia and her
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In this episode, I march with Noah Barnes, and his father Robert. Noah is 11 years old. He has Type 1 Diabetes. And he is marching diagonally across the United States from the southern tip of Key West, Florida to the most northwest tip of Washington State. No joke! This episode is in two parts: the