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This is the 50th edition of the newsletter. Whether you’ve been reading a week or have been here from the start, I appreciate your readership! Given that this newsletter is about doing the hard work of dealing with – well, life – and doing it in a way that’s healthier than the cultural zeitgeist shows…
Get this Warm CurrentThis week, I will focus the newsletter on the “Commit” pillar of Warm Current. Because I’ve got real evidence that consistent commitment to yourself creates conditions where good things happen. This whole newsletter is my attempt to live out loud the things that I hope will make a difference to (in my own small way)…
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I got rejected for a job this week. One I really wanted. It stings, and I won’t pretend it doesn’t. The job market right now is objectively brutal. Unemployment numbers look okay on paper, but hiring rates are at their lowest in a decade. Applications disappear into black holes. “Ghost jobs” that were never real…
Get this Warm CurrentThe last two weeks, I have really been forced to lean on my own emotional work as I have struggled with some low feelings. I’ve had bouts of pretty intense feelings of sadness, and I can’t point to a particular trigger. I’m not having thoughts about hurting myself or anyone else; it’s not that bad. …
Get this Warm CurrentWhen I decided last spring to take a season away from coaching middle school track, I hadn’t yet decided what my running goals for this year would be. Last spring I was training for a 50-miler and targeting a 100-miler. And that 100-mile race was sidelined when on a warm spring day I was feeling…
Get this Warm CurrentYou probably don’t spend a lot of time consuming the social content created by the guys featured in “Inside the Manosphere,” but your son probably has. And your daughter might be dating him. Recent data shows 60% of adolescent boys find influencers inspirational, and the algorithm is feeding them a steady diet of “alpha” posturing…
Get this Warm CurrentHi, Everyone! After my last post about 200m intervals, someone asked, “What’re you doing the other days?” They wanted the full picture. So here it is: I run most days. Two are hard workouts. Faster intervals to build speed and fitness. The rest are easy recovery runs, plus one longer run for endurance and at…
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Last week, I promised an update on my 2026 running goal: racing the mile this summer at a Seattle-area all-comers meet. The goal isn’t just to train for a mile. It’s to find out how fast I can run one at age 58. I’ve shared before how running 4:39 at age 37 (just three seconds…
Get this Warm CurrentI shared my 2026 running goals with a couple of dads last week, and their responses made me realize I’ve never told Warm Current readers the story about what drives me. As I recently posted, I’m training to race the mile this summer. I want to see how fast this 58-year-old body can go. When…
Get this Warm CurrentAlthough I don’t follow any winter Olympics sports, much less figure skating, it’s almost impossible not to come across the infectious joy of Alysa Liu, who won two gold medals in women’s figure skating. And while she’s received understandable attention for winning gold, what got my attention was a month-old interview she did with 60…
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