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My Oura Ring Says Everything Will Be Fine
We are being made competent. We are being made better. We are being made.
Jan 19 • Sam Robinson
The Fragility of Type-2 Fun
Can friendships forged through movement survive when we stop moving?
Jul 20 • Sam Robinson
The Action Is the Juice
New job news + five favorite recs + a Zoë Rom conversation.
Jul 6 • Sam Robinson
1:11:19
Why Athletes Fall for Food Myths
A live conversation with Zoë Rom.
Jun 20 • Sam Robinson and Zoë Rom
Good Stuff: Summer 2026
Dance videos, free bread, and Adonis Creed—liberal hero.
Jun 15 • Sam Robinson
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You Weren’t Meant to Sleep Like This
Mar 10, 2025 • Sam Robinson
“The Morning Routine That Changed My Life”
Nov 18, 2024 • Sam Robinson
Top 10 Strava Airport Segments
Jul 1, 2024 • Sam Robinson
Save democracy. Join a (running) club.
Jul 22, 2024 • Sam Robinson
Does Your Diet Suck?
We dig into it with Zoë Rom, ultrarunner and host of the podcast Your Diet Sucks.
Jun 1 • Sam Robinson
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How to Balance Running and Fatherhood
Pondering parenthood and performance with Terrell Johnson from The Half Marathoner.
May 11 • Sam Robinson and Terrell Johnson
The Case For Public Tracks
America used to build public places to move. We can do it again.
May 4 • Sam Robinson
Spring Roundup
Adjunct teaching, Whole Foods liberalism, Wonder Woman, and more
Apr 24 • Sam Robinson
Enjoy Every Sandwich
What the dying know about living.
Apr 21 • Sam Robinson
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This is Running with Raziq Rauf
On community, running, and place
Apr 7 • Sam Robinson and Raziq Rauf
Make Space for the Immaterial
On hubris, bum knees, and the metaphysical beauty of sports.
Apr 1 • Sam Robinson
Counting Calories
The David Protein Bar scandal and early modern vegetarianism.
Mar 18 • Sam Robinson
Who Owns Your Attention?
Interruptibility as a feature of modern life.
Feb 18 • Sam Robinson
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