It has been one week since completing the Marathon des Sables (MDS), a 250KM, 6-day running event through the Sahara Desert of Morocco. It’s almost a dream to reflect on that expedition as the experience was truly otherworldly. I had been planning for the event for almost a year when my wife challenged me to […]
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I hate feeling like I’m slowing down. My body is telling me to do it. My mind is asking for a reprieve. But the thought of slowing down makes me anxious. I’m not proud of this. This is not some humble brag that I’m go go go. This is actually a problem. In a world
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I put my training to the test this weekend and did the Deception Pass 50K up on Whidbey Island. I was coming off of a business trip to New York and had a proper sore throat leading into the event. I was going to bail on it but then I thought that running under the
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About a year ago, Plymouth Housing opened Seattle’s first affordable housing highrise building. The first 5 stories, Blake House, accommodates 112 senior residents who live in studios provided by Plymouth Housing. Floors 6-17 are called The Rise, providing 250 affordable units for individuals and families below 50-60% of area median income (AMI). Together, this building
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It’s one thing to train for a run. It’s another to train with a weighted pack. And this is not just any weight. I have four-pound bags of rice that I then wrap in duct tape and stuff into my pack to train. If I got pulled over by the fuzz and they asked me
In 2016, my family and I traveled to Vietnam for two weeks. We traveled north to south and experienced the magic of Southeast Asia. We went on a guided trip with Intrepid Travel (highly recommended) with a few other families from around the world. On that trip I met Ed Partridge, a physician from the
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The car was packed. We were stoked. After a couple of years of being in relative isolation and pretty much just focused on work and school, we were heading out on a ski trip we had been planning over the last several months. Skis were tuned. Food was purchased. Airbnb secured. Ski tickets procured.
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I had a good friend ask me recently to help them better understand the difference between goals and intentions. It’s a good question. I like talking to clients about goals because everyone understands goals and it’s great to have a clear definition on what it is you are trying to achieve. But goals are
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I often get asked what it is that I like about running on the trails. It’s a pretty simple response I suppose. It’s freedom. It’s endurance. It’s rigor. It’s mental. It’s uncertain. It’s therapy. It’s technical. It’s scary. It’s cold. It’s brutal. It’s liberating. It’s suffering. It’s wonder. It’s openness. It’s laughing. It’s vistas. It’s
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I was having a conversation with my business partner last week and we were talking about some cranky clients and what we could do to create a bit more harmony in the relationship. I’m on board with that idea. If you work in the world of client service, no one wins when the parties are
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