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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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It's all about the people
Today is the 26th anniversary of me being a journalist.
I was a fresh-faced 17-year-old whose primary motivation was meeting the bands he was falling in love with, but the secondary bonus of free concert tickets and advance access to new...
C is for Community. C is for Culture.
It’s been one heck of a week. Yesterday, I ran the Abbot Kinney mile race twice. First with my eldest, and then with my dog. Exhausting! And that was after finding myself in Olympic Valley in Palisades Tahoe earlier this week for TrailCon –...
O is for Offline
Some great news: I had my first meeting with my publisher since This is Running was released in April, and I got the news that I’ve sold almost 3,000 copies.
As a first-time author, working in a niche category, who put out only the most di...
Why do you run?
Running Sucks Running Socks
That’s right: I made Running Sucks running socks with Swiftwick.
Running Sucks running socks atop a couple of copies of This is Running
Designed in a retro style using the blue/yellow colorway of my book, th...
D is for Doping
My thoughts on dr*gs, creativity 🤝 community + Running Sucks running socks for Global Running Day
Last week, I wrapped up the last couple of dates on the Salomon gravel tour. I sometimes worry that even with two decades of running, living...
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I actually like running so much that I wrote a book about it. This Is Running is out NOW via Batsford/Rizzoli. (Go buy a copy pls.)
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