On The Move

I try to have faith and hope, but mostly I’m tongue-in-cheek at my core. Which is a polite way of saying that a half century in; I’m a skinny, bald, reformed people-pleaser who has almost entirely lost the plot, operating like captain jack sparrow in a sterile world that strictly requires an itinerary. By most standard societal metrics, I should have a curated life by now. I should have an ergonomic chair, a sensible mutual fund, a lawn I feel strongly about, maybe even an op

The Architecture of an Effective Practice Generic gratitude lists fail because the brain habituates quickly to static positive concepts. An effective practice relies on cognitive reactivation: forcing the brain to retrieve specific sensory details, recognize operational friction overcome, and acknowledge external dependencies. Part 1: The Daily Written Protocol (5–7 Minutes) Use this structure once daily—either early morning before external inputs arrive, or late evening duri

On episode #680 of This Past Weekend, comedian Theo Von sat down with ultra-endurance athlete Mark Dowdle. Fresh off a mind-boggling victory at the Last Soul Ultra in Germany—where he ran 395 miles in just under four days—Dowdle would be expected to talk splits, shoe choices, and electrolyte strategy. Instead, the conversation quickly mutated into a profound philosophical exploration of human suffering, the modern search for meaning, and why some people have to run across con

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Form Over Feeling In the final miles of an endurance challenge or an arduous circumstance, your body usually encounters a state of depletion. The initial surge of adrenaline and dopamine from the beginning stage is a distant memory. The quieter, more contemplative middle section has begun to yield to raw physical fatigue. The landscape may begin to blur and feel relent

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 Drafting in the Pack I recently hit the half century mark on the old chronological measurement system. I can't really say that there's anything exciting or fantastic about this 'milestone' for me. Actually it comes as a swift kick in the groin. Yeah, sure its mostly psychological and doesn't really mean shit but that doesn't mean my brain is somehow immune from the ridiculous self inflicted mental soup I've b

"Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God and Savior of Israel." -Isaiah 45:15 Adaptations in the Dark In long distance endurance running, the most critical physical transformations never happen on race day under the bright banners of the finish line. They happen quietly, unceremoniously, during the uneventful, grueling weeks of base building. When a runner logs long, slow miles through cold mornings, nothing looks dramatic on the surface. Your pace might even feel sluggi

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105 Dropping your eyes in the fog. You're running a technical trail at dawn, you know how disorienting it might be should a heavy fog roll over the ridge. Visibility drops to near zero, your instinct is to look out to the horizon, searching diligently for a landmark, a course marker, or the crest of the next hill. But staring into a thick fog isn't exactly getting the job done. You can't even see fifty yards a

"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?" - Psalm 13:1 The Metaphor: Between the Aid Stations If you've ever spent time on a long trail or pushed through extended miles in a race, you know the shift that happens when you leave the noise of the start line behind. For the first few miles, everything is loud. The crowd is cheering, the energy is high, and your momentum carries you effortlessly. But eventually, the course bends deep

Three of the core techniques from Rich Diviney's Mastering Uncertainty Method: 1. Moving Horizons This is the central tool: instead of facing an entire uncertain ordeal at once, you pick a DPO (Duration, Pathway, Outcome) - a small, near-term horizon to focus on. You pick a horizon, create a DPO, move to that horizon, and repeat until either you move through the uncertainty entirely, learn enough to ease the discomfort, or accomplish the goal. • Example: running for hours th

YOUR LOVE IS A WELL If Your grace had limits, we would have reached them If Your love had conditions, we wouldn't meet them With all of my running I thought I'd find the end But then You come running Time and time again Your love is a well that never runs dry, never runs dry One drink from the well and I'm satisfied, I'm satisfied You have always been life for the thirsty So I come before you just as I am With all of my running I thought I'd find the end But then You come run

People are lazy. Today these lazy people like to poke fun at Goggins and reduce him down to a 10 second clip about boats and logs. Lazy people don’t read books. Goggins wrote 2 books: Can’t Hurt Me and Never Finished. Both books revolve around actionable lessons that we can apply to our lives. These are lessons that David used himself and is sharing with us so that we might navigate the difficult waters of life that are not unique to anyone. I’m posting this because I’m in th

Yes, you can absolutely do this, and it is a popular strategy among fat-adapted and endurance runners looking to lower the high cost of pre-packaged UCAN products. However, because of how UCAN's SuperStarch behaves, making it into a pocket-friendly DIY gel requires a specific approach. The Mechanics of Mixing UCAN + MCT The biggest hurdle with DIY UCAN gels is the texture. Because UCAN is a complex, large-molecule cornstarch rather than a highly soluble simple sugar (like mal

The summer of 2026 includes the release of three excellent shoes for your own ultimate and ultra, monsters of rock tour. Which shoe will you be choosing this summer? 1. The North Face Offtrail Ultra Price: $190 The Philosophy: Designed to maximize ground feel, agility, and precision without the stiff, aggressive lever of a carbon plate. It uses a single layer of dual-density, supercritical DREAMBOUND foam (a TPU/EVA blend) that frames a softer center core with a firmer outer

Therefore since we ourselves have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every impediment, and the sin that so easily distracts, and let us run (trechōmen| τρέχωμεν) with endurance the race that is prescribed for us. Let us lay aside every impediment, sometimes encumbrance is used. And the sin that so easily distracts, or sometimes so easily entangles us. As runners we’re already doing a lot of these things. Impediments? Encumbrances? Distractions

You hit the nail on the head. The industry treats "supercritical" like a magic adjective rather than a manufacturing method. By hyper-focusing on the flashiest word, they manage to completely gloss over the actual chemical makeup of the shoe. They do this for a couple of very deliberate reasons that have way more to do with profit margins than runner education: 1. The "Base Polymer" Cover-Up If a brand put a label on a $160 shoe that said "Premium Plastic/EVA," a lot of consu

The 2026 Western States Endurance Run (WSER 100) was a historic, record-breaking year with unseasonably cool weather and two new course records by Jenn Lichter and Vincent Bouillard. The footwear on display at the front of the pack read like an unreleased product roadmap—prototypes completely dominated the podiums for both the men and women. Here are the specific shoes worn by the Top 10 Men and Top 10 Women finishers at the 2026 Western States 100: Top 10 Men's Shoes Rank Fi

Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. (actually says that lol) I discipline my body like an athlete, training to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. OK so trech

In the Greek New Testament, the verb **τρέχω** (*trechō*) occurs exactly **20 times across 17 verses**. Properly understood, *trechō* means to move forward rapidly and with intense effort—not a casual jog, but an arm-pumping, full-speed sprint. While the Gospels use the word to describe literal, physical running, the Epistles use it as a powerful metaphor for spiritual discipline, intense exertion, and endurance. Here is every single time *trechō* is used in the Bible, broken