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Why Athletes Fall for Food Myths
I sat down with —co-host of Your Diet Sucks and a longtime fixture of outdoor and environmental journalism—for a conversation about food culture, politics, and endurance sport.
We covered a lot of ground:
- What sport has to do with c...
Good Stuff: Summer 2026
Hey there, welcome back to Footnotes. Here’s our quarterly recap of things worth your time, running-adjacent and otherwise.
First though, a short public-service announcement!
A couple weeks ago, I interviewed Zoë Rom about diet cultu...
Does Your Diet Suck?
Last week, I went to Whole Foods and nearly had a panic attack in the yogurt aisle.
If that sounds embellished, if that sounds extreme, then perhaps you’ve never experienced the process of selecting a yogurt from the expansive refrigerate...
How to Balance Running and Fatherhood
A couple weeks ago, I sat down for a beer with , author of the popular running newsletter . Terrell started the newsletter as a hedge against his then-website going down. Now, eleven years later, he’s one of Substack’s legendary running wri...
The Case For Public Tracks
Girls sprint in a youth track meet at Riis Park, Chicago, c. 1970s–early 1980s. Chicago Public Library, Chicago Park District Records.
I often gazed through the fence and wondered about the track. A beautiful oval, glossy tarmac of gun-met...
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Blogger, runner, and wayward historian. Lover of libraries, old paper, and a clean pair of heels. Content designer at PayPal.
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