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The CAAD14 Goes Back to Looking like My 1992 Cannondale 3.0
Seven years is a long time to wait for a new bicycle. In the cycling industry,...
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The Saucony Kinvara 15: Tested to 653 Miles
The Saucony Kinvara was born into the minimalist running boom of the late 2000s—a moment when...
Slump or Spry? My Lee Martinez 10K Run
For the past month, I felt like a shadow of my former running self. It started...
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Edora Park 8K: Tights, Carbon Plates, and the Ghost of a 6:30 Pace
It was a relief to stand at the start line at Edora Park this past Sunday,...
Plastic-free water bottles
Bottled water had a moment in the 1990s and early 2000s. People carried those little single-serving...
FTC Mary Andrews Marathon: My Goofy-to-Gainesville Redemption Run
Florida was one of the remaining states where I had not yet run a sub-4-hour marathon....
Florida’s Jacksonville Area: Better Than Reddit Said
"I'm in Ponte Vedra!" I messaged some friends with a photo that is below. Ponte Vedra, Florida,...
An Afternoon in St. Augustine, America’s Oldest City
Most cities earn their stripes slowly, growing into their identities over decades like a tree adding...
Daytona International Speedway on Foot
As someone who has never watched the Daytona 500 in its entirety—the cars go fast, I...
A Tale of Two Turos, a Turbocharged ‘Stang, and a Silver Ghost
Recently I have been introduced to—and enjoying—a whisper-quiet world of glass screens and instantaneous electric torque....
Car-Spotting in Cabo Verde
It was about 14 years ago, during a visit to see my dear family friend Frank—less...
Wind, Sharks, and Salt: Five Days in Cabo Verde
Andrea and I flew out of Porto on a Thursday afternoon, and four and a half...
Chipotle in London: A Colorado Surprise Abroad
Chipotle and I go nearly a decade back—long before I ever imagined I’d be eating it...
Cambridge, UK: Better the Second Time Around
Four months earlier, I had technically been in Cambridge. At roughly 10 PM on a Tuesday...
Redemption, Racecars, and Robotaxis: My Phoenix Area Visit
They say you can’t step into the same river twice, but you can certainly fly back...
A Visit to Tucson, Arizona
I went to Tucson expecting a desert city with a few quirks, but what I found...
My Tucson Marathon: Downhill Course, Uphill Battle
Arizona was one of the 12 states where I had not yet run a sub-4-hour marathon....
Biosphere 2: A Retro-Futuristic Journey in Tucson
Stepping onto the grounds of Biosphere 2 felt like walking directly into the pages of a...
Ferrari Dreams at Penske Racing Museum
When Microsoft Copilot suggested I check out the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale, I wasn’t sure...
Recap: American Flyers’ 40th Anniversary in Grand Junction
This post is belated recap of the 40th anniversary screening of American Flyers in Grand Junction—an...
A Thanksgiving 5K Time Trial at Age 50
Turning 50 came with a handful of fitness goals I wanted to chase—some ambitious, some sentimental,...
A Stunning Aurora Night in Fort Collins
I was working on catching up on a huge backlog of blog posts when a message...
How I Survived the Taco Bell 50K Running on Supremes and Cinnabon Delights
On my flight from Spain, somewhere over the Atlantic, I remembered an Instagram post my friend...
A Week in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
My London friends Chris and Roxana invited me to join them for a week on the...
Berlin Marathon: Heat, Hustle, and Type 2 Fun
Dave had mentioned it casually earlier in the year—he was signing up for the Berlin Marathon...