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Fear Won’t End My Hike | Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 7
After my fall down the mountain, I headed home from the tiny town of St. Elmo in defeat, rattled by fear and adrenaline. For 3 ½ hours in the car,...
A Thru-Hiker’s Thoughts on Finality
Before I begin, please allow me to apologize for not posting in the last 500 miles—I did not realize how challenging it would carve out a few hours during a...
Timing Quitting Failing … Winning?
A few days before I was set to run the Marine Corps Marathon in 2011, my cousin, Ken, flew out to D.C from Chicago to join me for the race....
1300 Miles: Well That Was Fun.
I allowed Maine to betray me. Summiting mountain peaks weren't stirring my soul, it was the mirrored sunsets of unbroken waters on a breathless lake, the haunting call of loons,...
Journeys, Meditation, and Answers
While I was living in Shanghai a year ago, though I had tried it before, I started to read some books and take meditation seriously. I started a practice in...
What Surprised You? Wanting to Quit
I'll walk my feet off. I'll drag my bloody stumps up Katahdin by my fingernails if I have to.