Just keep Swimming … How to Finish a Marathon in the Rain

Yesterday, I ran California International Marathon, reputed to be one of the marathon fastest courses in the world. … More

Game Theory of Ultrarunning

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to speak at TEDxSacramento. I spoke about the Game Theory of Ultrarunning … More

Some runs are quiet, pensive, and lonely. During some races, you might not talk to someone for hours. Lake Chabot … More

My mom always told me to frame questions not as binary, Yes-No decisions, but as multiple-choice, A-B-C decisions. That is … More

This weekend, I ran a marathon on my fourth continent: Australia. Australia’s the only continent that’s a country, and it’s … More

Hiking to the start The Inca Trail is 32k and ends in Machu Picchu. It starts … More

Boston Marathon: I don’t even know where to start. In the style of Dickens, It was the hardest race I’ve … More

As some of you know, I ran 100 miles this weekend. Here’s the race report. Also, I know it’s not … More

I ran the North Face Endurance Challenge on Saturday. It was seriously the hardest race I have ever run. 51.2 miles … More

Someone recently asked me about my first race. The story’s a little strange: I ran an ultramarathon before running an … More