Sublime

workout.

For a novice jogger,

Make sure you’re not wearing sweatpants—

He was obsessed with how human beings are shod.

But the longer and farther I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind—a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus. I don’t think anyone starts running distances to obtain that kind of vision. I certainly di

Au suivant ! Lors de l’Ultra-Trail de Côte d’Or j’ai couru pendant une vingtaine de kilomètres avec un presque sexagénaire meneur d’allure aux 100 km de Millau depuis plusieurs années. Il m’a expliqué deux choses : – qu’il fallait, pour les longues distances, courir « au cardio », c’est-à-dire ne pas se préoccuper de sa vitesse de progression, mais

“Running isn’t a sport for pretty boys… It’s about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. It’s the frozen spit on your chin and the nausea in your gut. It’s about throbbing calves and cramps at midnight that are strong enough to wake the dead. It’s about getting out the door and running when the rest of the world is only dreaming abo

An Idol

Let your ambitious friend's run streak inspire your own. Think about how they get it done even when they're feeling blah too.

In less than a year, I’d traveled from quitting running to twentieth at nationals, then to sixth, and now, second among the Americans at worlds. It seemed as though when my mind talked, my body listened, opening me to progress. My plan was to keep making more.