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What Does a Day Actually Look Like?
If you've been following along, you already know the setup: no campervan, no support vehicle. Shan on foot, me on a bike, towing everything we needed in a 55-pound trailer. What we haven't talked about yet is what a day actually looked like from the inside. We didn't have a routine so much as a system. It was built around a handful of non-negotiables: finish the running day early enough to actually recover; keep up with sleep, showers, and laundry; maintain reliable cell serv
Mar 165 min read


We didn't want easy
A few days into our West Coast trip, we camped at Deception Pass in Washington. We got to talking with other campers, and Shan started telling the story - his run across the country, our bike-and-run up the East Coast, the journey we were currently on. I stood beside him, doing what I always do, smiling like a dork, his biggest fan. At some point, I was ready to talk about my role: hauling our gear, handling all the logistics that had to happen so both of us could keep moving
Mar 144 min read


The night the tent blew away
Our worst night of sleep in five thousand miles happened on Day 3. Shan and I were camped at a marina in the Florida Keys - three days into our 3,000-mile journey from Key West to Canada - when a classic Florida thunderstorm rolled in. We'd already eaten and showered after a 35-mile day, so we settled under the campground shelter to watch. At first, it was almost pleasant: clouds gathering, rain coming down, lightning flickering distantly over the water. Then the sky changed
Mar 14 min read


2025 - Run169 for Medals4Mettle
We had an eventful 2025, but one of our proudest moments was pulling off Shan’s run through all 169 Connecticut towns, raising more than $5,000 to support Medals4Mettle and the Connecticut Children’s Foundation. It was another challenge, another learning experience, and another extraordinary way to meet new people and share miles with friends. Thank you again for all of your support. The engagement, cheerleading, and donations meant more than we can say. On a more personal no
Jan 54 min read


Final Week - RUN169M4M
The finish line is so close - "only" 1 week and 185 miles away. After weeks of early alarms and miles and miles on winding backroads, we...
Oct 5, 20252 min read


Week 4 - Run169M4M
Woohoo!! It's been 3 weeks of running, and we are past the halfway mark! In less than two weeks, Shan will have crossed all 169 towns,...
Sep 28, 20252 min read


Week 3 - Run169M4M
📝 Shan ran 7 days last week, covering another ~230 miles and 33 towns. Along the way, we collected more medals, including a special “pay...
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Week 2 - Run169M4M
Where to find Shan 9/15 - 9/21 🙌 Shan covered 201.5 miles, 32 towns, and raised more than $ 1,100 during the first week of Run169M4M....
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Run169M4M: Week 1 Route Preview
In just two weeks - on Monday, September 8th - Shan will set off on his run through all 169 Connecticut towns (Run169M4M) to support...
Aug 25, 20253 min read


Running CT for Medals4Mettle and CT Children's Foundation
Running 169 CT Towns for Medals4Mettle
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Pacific Coast Expedition - California
We made it to California! Only one more state to go. We also were not quite halfway, just about 1,000 miles to Mexico. Oregon couldn't...
Apr 18, 20245 min read


FAQs - Planning an Expedition?
Over the years we have gotten a lot of questions about our running/biking trips. We (I) have already blathered on about gear and...
Apr 14, 20244 min read


Pacific Coast Expedition - Oregon
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after...
Feb 6, 20245 min read


Pacific Coast Expedition - The first 430 miles
And here we are again! Reliving another bike/run expedition, this one along the beautiful and scenic Pacific Coast loosely following the...
Dec 21, 20236 min read


Running Vermont. 200-on-100 (fkt)
Vermont was hit with heavy rainfall and flooding shortly after Shan's run. The damage was devastating and will take years to recover and...
Jul 10, 20233 min read


Running Vermont: "I wonder if anyone's run 200-on-100 before"
Route 100 meanders 200ish miles through Vermont from Canada to Massachusetts. It's a scenic road that passes through tons of cute little...
May 11, 20232 min read


Pacific Coast Expedition. Early plans.
Plans are slowly coming together for our Pacific Coast Expedition to benefit the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA). Thanks to the ACA's...
Apr 24, 20231 min read


Expedition Ultra
Seventeen years ago I was taking a red-eye flight to Chicago from Miami after a 3-day music festival. I was looking for something to read...
Feb 10, 20236 min read


An ultra runner's life
Ultra runners don't just like to run - they need to run. It doesn't matter if they're on vacation, recovering from a race, or juggling a...
Dec 25, 20222 min read


Sharing our story
Our East Coast Greenway Expedition feels so far away! Luckily, we've been able to relive the experience through invited speaker...
Nov 14, 20222 min read
