DAS Z LETTER — Running, Culture & Self
Chris ZDeep, honest weekly essays about running, culture, and the human condition — written with clarity and emotional accuracy by Chris Z, former hardcore-punk musician and founder of the running brand Willpower.
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Thirteen Years In - My Running Anniversary
Last Sunday marked thirteen years since I started running.
Every year, I use this quasi-legendary date to look back at what happened in my running life over the previous twelve months. This time, the summary is rather easy: I have been i...
The Gym Brofication Of Running
The River
Francesco Puppi ran the second-fastest Western States 100 of all time.
At mile 78, he reached Rucky Chucky, put on a life jacket, crossed the river, and kept racing. He had planned it that way. Saving the legs for a few secon...
For Harry
Yesterday we let Harry go.
Four months after Toto, we had to say goodbye to his brother, too. The loss of Toto was still deep in us, so when we found out a few weeks ago that Harry was fighting tumors, it hit hard.
But the weeks he still...
The Toolbox
The relationship between mental health and running has been a recurring theme for Willpower and me lately. We’ve relaunched a collection around exactly that: Filling the Void.
I don’t often talk about my own shadows of the past. It’s not...
Racing for the Right Reasons
I have spent a lot of time lately being irritated by what is happening in trail and ultra running.
Not by new people. New people are good. I stick with that. Every sport needs fresh faces, different routes in, new language, new mistakes,...
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I used to play in hardcore-punk bands and now I write books and essays about running. I am also the founder of the running brand Willpower.
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