A weekly letter about running across countries, aging without slowing down, dogs who changed my life, and the people and places along the way.
Want to Run in China?
The Mt. Gaoligong Ultra in Yunnan is looking for international runners for March 2027, and for some it comes with airfare, hotel and cultural tours paid. I raced it this year with my son and left wanting to go back, which almost never happens to me.
A Lucky and True Story
Five years ago, my canine soulmate Lucky Caminho died. This is the story of the night a skinny street dog in the mountains of Brazil disappeared into the dark, then found his way back to me six miles later, and never really left.
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.