I run across countries, write about what I find, and believe the best things in life start with a single step. I live between Florida and Portugal with my wife Monica and our dogs.
The First Step
A weekly letter about running across countries, aging without slowing down, dogs who changed my life, and the people and places along the way.
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The morning I almost didn't start
There's a morning before every long run where your body tells you to stay in bed. Day 47 in Croatia was that moment. The rain hadn't stopped in three days. My left Achilles was talking to me. Jax was curled in a ball under the van.
Run Across China
5,274 km along the Northern Silk Road. Shanghai to Khorgos. 109 days across 8 provinces and regions.
Lucky: A True Story
David A. Green with Judy D'Mello
"Not just a great runner, he's a great storyteller."
Jeff Horowitz
About
Retired entrepreneur turned endurance athlete and writer. I've run across the United States, Europe, Brazil, and Spain. In 2018, a stray dog in the mountains of Brazil named Lucky chose to follow me and changed the trajectory of my life. I wrote a book about it. My wife Monica and I co-founded Friends of Lucky Caminho, a nonprofit supporting stray dogs along Brazil's Caminho da Fé trail.