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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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David Green 10/15/26 David Green 10/15/26

Training Log: Six Months Out from China

On August 10, six months before I begin running across China, I sat down with my coach, Lisa Smith-Batchen, to record the first Lisa's Coaching Corner. Since then: a sore knee, a return to Florida heat, a son who wants to run the Brazil 135, and learning that tired is not hurt.