Hi there! Greetings from land of three-week-old babies. My wife and I are frazzled and wee bit stressed out, but everyone is healthy and well.
I’ve a slew of ideas bouncing around for future letters, but writing will be a re-learning process over the next few months. In the meantime, here are some recent endurance and outdoorsy items I loved. (5-minute read.)
Let’s go!
Front of the pack
1. Uganda, a new running powerhouse (NY Times)
Jonathan Rosen’s survey of Uganda’s pro running scene is illuminating. Particularly interesting is the post-colonial history that shaped the sport across the boundaries of Kenya and Uganda:
“The original borders of Britain’s Uganda Protectorate, hashed out by mustachioed bureaucrats in 1894, encompassed the bulk of the Kalenjin territory that is part of Kenya today. Adjustments to the boundary in 1902, driven by the desire to unify administration of a railway from the coast, unwittingly paved the way for Kenya’s future running triumphs. Yet…
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