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.006 seconds . . . Jam packed day in New Mexico - and nothing like a visit to the Trinity Site where the first atom bomb was tested to make it feel all the more real. . #balloonfiesta #trinitysite #verylargearray
It has been a little over two months since I arrived at Ocean Beach - a bit beat-up and void of energy but excited and hopeful nonetheless. . The journey since has been up and down. It has been a time of reflection, recovery, resurrection and resolution. It has been a time of re-adaptation and a return to a more sedentary everyday. . I think a lot about the things I miss from the road. I miss having a singular goal, meeting new people daily, sleeping beneath the stars and food cravings (mmmmmm chocolate milk). . I have been asking myself a lot of questions lately like, What did I learn? and How have I changed? and What's next? . Mostly, though, I've just been sitting, trying to take in every moment - giving that moment the same importance as an hour at Folly Beach, Ocean Beach or the Continental Divide. . I have been trying to listen to people with the same curiosity that I carried with me over the Appalachians and across the Great Plains. . In so many ways, life on the road is much easier than... whatever this is... my goal is to continue to learn from those miles of excitement, freedom, boredom, curiosity and fatigue. . Photos here are from a couple different runs in the past week - with Dakota Jones in the La Platas of southern Colorado and with Jon Severy in the mountains above Santa Fe, New Mexico. . . . . #timetoplay
Day 152: I submerge myself entirely and take in the Ocean's cathartic murmur. It's going to be weeks, months and possibly years before I'm able to fully absorb what a journey like this means, what it's done to me, what I've learned. But for the moment, those few seconds beneath the water will have to suffice as a distilled version of the 3657 miles behind me. It is the kindness of hundreds of people. It is suffering, fatigue, joy, pleasure, understanding, confusion and just a moment - nothing more, nothing less. . . An undertaking such as this wouldn't have been possible without the help and encouragement of a lot of people - my brother mailing me shoes, my mom chatting on the phone on her way to drive the school bus, Brooks anticipating my need for a baby jogger, Liz drawing my miserable night and immediately making it something to laugh about, Mike pushing the stroller, 10th Mtn giving me Hut combos, Ben taking me down the river, Salomon putting shoes on my feet, Randy teaching me proper paddling technique, Kevin providing a roof over my head when I needed it most, Mark putting a burger in my belly and you. Yes, you, reading this. Joining me on this journey. This is a very long list, infinitely longer than an Instagram post. It is a list longer than miles, bigger than mountains and brighter than the sun itself. This list is what I had hoped to find. I am happy to say that I found it. Every single day. . . . . . #transamericana #timetoplay
San Francisco Running Company hosted a wonderful welcoming for me into the Bay Area yesterday. Thanks to all who came out for the run from Muir Beach into Mill Valley and for reminding me why I love this community so much. The welcoming party wouldn't have been the same without some great giveaways from some great friends who have been with me well before this trip. Shades from @districtvision wine from Mr. Beiler, mezcal from @sombramezcal shoes from @salomonrunning socks from @stancerun beer from @headlandsbrew and of course our favorite neighborhood running shop @sfrunco Final run this evening: 4pm from SFRC (mill valley) to Ocean Beach. Hoping to be at the GGB (north side parking lot) at 5. Fire at Ocean Beach from 6ish on. . . . . #transamericana #timetoplay
I saved some of the most beautiful miles of trail for the very end. Coastal Trail - part of the greater Bay Area Ridge Trail brought us from Samuel P. Taylor State Park to the base of Mount Tamalpais. Liz, Mike and Lauren leading the way. . . . . #transamericana #timetoplay
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    52-hours in with about 35-miles to go... over/under @francoisdhaene dips under three days on the #JMT ? https://t.co/CTfZnCwJ3l
    about 2 days ago
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    RT @tedmahon: Sugarloaf Peak with @rickeygates and the #hutrunhut team, on our 5th day of #trailrunning thru the @10thMtnHuts fro… https://t.co/JdGkhD7VhM
    about 3 weeks ago
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    When you're lining up for shots of mezcal, you have a choice... save the planet? or wait another day... Congrats,… https://t.co/6iZVlGXW6n
    about a month ago
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    Psyched to announce that Nolans finisher, Everest Summiter, and HardRocker @tedmahon will be joining us for the fin… https://t.co/7chCuHEVpp
    about a month ago
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    Day 152. Mile 3657. Current mood - simultaneously empty and full (if that's possible), a little cold, content.… https://t.co/SRDPogqBGb
    about 2 months ago
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