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I watch a lot of TV (opens the original)
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If you’re in Burbank this weekend, come see me talk about my writing process at the Burbank Book Festival. I’m on a panel on Saturday morning at 10.15am titled, ‘Turning Research into Great Reading.’A whole host of local authors are going to be featured at the Buena Vista Branch Library, so if you are nearby, come on down. I’ll be talking about how I’ve adapted one particular technique I learned in journalism college and used it throughout my book.Those
We care a lot, but about what? (opens the original)
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E is for the EnvironmentThe issue of sustainability and how brands show up for the planet since UTMB, where there was news of a glacial flood in Nepal at the exact same moment of a deluge of big brands branding the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc resort. That included the boisterous, self-appointedly radical Nike ACG helicoptering a pickle juice vending machine up a mountain.There’s a brand that’s perfect for people who are incapable of reading a room. But maybe it’s more common than we want to believe for
What does Kilian Jornet think? (opens the original)
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Race stats are good, but what about the rest of what makes up a serial winner like Kilian Jornet?Winning UTMB four times is impressive, but what does Kilian think about diversity in trail? Winning Zegama 11 times is incredible, but how does Kilian reconcile all the travel he has to do? Winning Sierre-Zinal 10 times is quite the achievement, but how does co-founding an AI training app fit into his narrative? Winning Hardrock 100 with a dislocated shoulder is quite the narrative, but what are the
What to do once you poop your pants (opens the original)
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It’s been a fun week of getting back on schedule after returning home from my extended trip. I went for a couple of runs, announced an appearance at Burbank Book Festival, and was a guest speaker at the Pasadena Rotary.I thought it might’ve been a challenge to talk about running to a room filled with non-runners, but it turned out that half the room were runners, and the other half was just very curious to find out what I was talking about.H is for Hybrid RockstarsYou might have seen a clip of t
Defining community on the trails (opens the original)
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In a world of runners searching for answers from within, what does community and support really look like? Alyssa Clark, a young veteran of the trails, has the answers.Growing up in a family of endurance athletes (cross-continental cyclist, triathlete marathoner, national team rower, elite cross-country skier) Alyssa really had no choice in falling in love with the great outdoors. But it wasn’t always running.She read Dean Karnazes’ book Ultramarathon Man when she was just 10 years old, and thou
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