A weekly letter about running across countries, aging without slowing down, dogs who changed my life, and the people and places along the way.
Fatherhood, Failure and Freakin’ Old Age
In March, I lined up at the Mt. Gaoligong Ultra in Tengchong, China, a 104 miler through the Yunnan mountains, alongside my 31-year-old son Gabriel. It was our first race together. Five miles in I went down on the rocks, and somewhere in that fall was the realization that I am getting freakin' old. Twenty-four hours later my lungs put me in an ambulance and my race was over. Gabe's was not.
To Be Like Mike
Ultrarunner Michael Wardian talks curiosity, his 2027 solo row across the Atlantic, and running the Pacific Crest Trail — 2,650 miles in 60 days.
Staying Alive
Five years ago, I reached Sedan, Nebraska right on schedule and knocked on a trailer door to ask permission to park for the night. Here's what was on the other side, and why I still run toward uncertainty instead of away from it.
Vikings on The Camino
On a torrential day on the Camino de Santiago, David meets Kasper and Janne, two Danish pilgrims whose journey out of addiction became a love story. Their answer to the rain and mud: stop fighting what you can't control.
The Next Big One Cometh
Six months out from a 3,270 mile run across China, I break down the training plan, the crew, and the lessons from two stress fractures that are shaping how I prepare.
The Half-Full Way
People always ask how you train to run across a continent. The real answer took a scientist to pull out of me, and it has nothing to do with going faster.
Appreciative Urgency
Ultrarunner Bob Becker lying on the grass in front of the Mt. Zion Cemetery headstone during David Green's run across America, July 2021.
First Steps
Each week I write about one of the things that fills my life: aging and still running, the people and places and food I've found crossing countries on foot, looking back at running across America with Lucky, and the dogs who keep showing up when I need them most.