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I started writing this in late December because I read some good books last year, and I was going to do a year-in-review thing with book…
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The Delirious Drunken Fun of The Beer Mile
Nobody sums up my relationship with alcohol better than the great 20th Century philosopher Homer, To Alcohol! The cause of, and solution to all of…
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How to Tie a Knot, Part One
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How to Tie a Knot, Part Two
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The High Point
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I ran the Double Peak 10K a few weeks ago. The start line is less than a mile from my house, and the course is on routes I have run hundreds of times…
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The High Point
How to Tie a Knot, Part Four
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How to Tie a Knot, Part Three
This is Part Three of what is likely a 5-part series. You can catch up on Part One and Part Two by following the links. Recent news has me thinking…
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How to Tie a Knot, Part Two
A Better Angle
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How to Tie a Knot, Part One
You may be receiving this because you subscribed to my old blog, Dirty Running. Well, I’m not running as much anymore, and I got tired of writing about…
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The Gift of Sadness
My wife and I took a short trip to Maine to see my daughter perform at the Monteux Music Festival. It's an amazing program founded by French conductor…
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Old Man Riot
I’m Dax, and I used to write a lot about running. Mostly trails and ultras, but I kind of ran out of running content, and I’m still running, but just…
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The More Things Change
My favorite running route used to be a narrow, rutted, and rocky dirt path that led past a hidden pond on the way to winding singletrack…
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Breaking the Toilet Paper Finish Line
My Favorite Medal
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Old Man Riot
Old Man Riot
Some thoughts on things I love (running, climbing, being a dad, and making a fool of myself, but rarely in that order).
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