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I travel, I run, I write. Always on the hunt for another adventure or endurance event to document. Trying to inspire others through words and action.

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  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    The Speed Project: Chamonix - My Experience (opens the original)

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    Here are my reflections on The Speed Project: Chamonix taken during the race. I was gifted a small notebook before the race began and logged my thoughts, feelings, and emotions along every step of the way - including entries for all of my 15 legs of running.More context about The Speed Project can be found in my previous piece - 21 August Friday. 04:29 ChamonixInto the belly of the beast.Who knows what is to come.Some small words before I go.No expectations, only experiences.<a class="image-link

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    The Speed Project: Chamonix to Marseille (opens the original)

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    Despite having run the race two years prior, Jide was confessing to me that we were running along the most beautiful section of trail he had ever experienced. We had made it through 12 hours of driving rain, and the sun was kissing the mountain tops for the first time.It was at this moment that my phone got service again. The news was the worst imaginable. Both of the bones in Meryem’s leg had been fractured and needed surgery.We were less than 6 hours into our 64 hour journey from Chamonix to M

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Notes From France (opens the original)

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    We were promised a launchpad to become a higher and more aligned version of ourselves. Trail running and words, long table family-style dinners, beautiful sunrises with coffee, the opportunity to slow down, and a framework to facilitate changes in our lives.We weren‘t told that we were going to enter into a magical realm of vulnerability, beauty, and connection.Nobody warned us that we were going to make lifelong friends and would be equal parts emotional and inspired every single day.We were to

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