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If you've been using an iPad as a primary—or even just a frequent—work machine, you've likely...

I had already crossed the Kentucky state line once before with a marathon bib pinned to...

The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport greets arrivals with a welcome sign bearing the image of...

My late mother was born and raised in Hong Kong, which you might think would have...

Hong Kong is famous for its skyline, its dim sum, and its public transit—one of the...

The idea came from my dad. He suggested a day trip to Macau—somewhere I had never...

I have a confession to make about Singapore: I spent more time looking at its cars...

Singapore is famously strict—no gum, no graffiti, no littering, stiff fines for each—and most people outside...

I started journaling daily for the better part of the last nine months. I was partly...

Before crossing into Malaysia from Singapore, I had a working theory: that it would be like...

Before stepping off a bus from Singapore into Johor Bahru, I half-expected the cars to look...

"OneNote is my favorite app after Excel," I had proudly proclaimed 13 years ago. "I use...

Back in 2018, I served as crew chief for a four-tandem-bicycle RAAM team—the first team with...

The last time I passed through Vancouver was in August 2007—nearly 19 years ago—and I use...

There is a peculiar experience in reading a book about something you were part of—you half-recognize...

The word "trail" has cost me several marathons. Not literally—no one has handed me a trail race...

My knowledge of Baltimore before visiting could be summarized in one sentence: the Baltimore Ravens play...

Eight years ago, I rolled into Annapolis, Maryland under circumstances that were, to put it charitably,...

The last time I was in Nashville was 1998—twenty-eight years ago, and a different era in...

Before my trip to Alabama, I could have summarized my impressions of the state in about...

I had only been in Alabama once in my life, and the visit was brief. Thirteen...

I have always been more of a land person. As a kid, I was fascinated by almost...

Seven years is a long time to wait for a new bicycle. In the cycling industry,...

The Saucony Kinvara was born into the minimalist running boom of the late 2000s—a moment when...

For the past month, I felt like a shadow of my former running self. It started...