6/5/24

come share some metaphorical miles…

I write this from my desk while the taste of a homemade cortado lingers on my tongue. I’m not sure if it’s the Men I Trust song in the background strangling my thoughts or the training exhaustion I’ve accumulated this week, but writing this introduction has seemed like a bigger mountain to climb than the real one I have the pleasure of looking at through my window, one I run up often. But just like the only way to stand on the summit is to just run up the mountain, the only way to bring to fruition this blog concept (+ more) I’ve been mulling over for months (… years?) is to just do the thing.

So that finds me here.

I’ve drawn a lot of inspiration lately from the storytelling nature of many outdoor sports. I’ve watched far more YouTube videos about ultra-bikepacking than one person should. I’ve poured over endurance athletes’ Substacks, gone to local ski and bike film screenings, signed up for newsletters, and scrolled through adventure photographers’ journals. This type of media, without fail, conveys dimensionality, personality, and creativity in sport that simply cannot be conveyed through quickly written Instagram captions and random Strava files. I am obsessed with it.

So consider this my small contribution.

I look forward to sharing this journey with anyone who wants to come along. Wishing you happy reading, running, riding, ripping… and happy whatever-else-you’re-into-ing.