Trail

Adventures and narratives from trail running.

A Ring Around Mont Blanc

A Ring Around Mont Blanc

I handed Dom the small piece of red ribbon, clipped from the signature bracelet they affix to all starters of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, and asked him to kiss it. I needed him to know we were in this together.

Gavin Boyter: Border Crossings

Gavin Boyter: Border Crossings

A stern and professionally displeased border patrol officer shook his head at my proffered British passport and sent me back the way I’d run. “No Schengen,” he insisted.

Leon Lutz: Why Do You Have to Run So Much, Daddy?

Leon Lutz: Why Do You Have to Run So Much, Daddy?

My dear Lily (and your little sister, Piper Bea), If I’m being honest – and for the sake of both you and Piper Bea, I must and will be – I’d seen the question in your eyes a time or two before you actually spoke the words.