What does a win-at-all-costs attitude actually cost? Hear the story of a running scandal and the price of power at Nike, featuring Lindsay Crouse, Matt Hart and Kara Goucher: wbur.fm/3DVinxn

Join me and @BoulderBooks for a virtual book talk on Thursday, 7pm ET, 5pm MT. bit.ly/HartBoulderEve…

LATEST POD: THE FUTURE OF THE OLYMPICS: ARE THEY HEADING FOR OBSCURITY? The team talk to Sean Ingle and David Epstein to present the facts and the challenges facing the Games. Wherever you get your podcasts. apple.co/3IlFkwz #olympics #winterolympics #Beijing2022

The 2022 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

"If your role is to find out important facts and tell them to the world, is that the way you want to spend your day?”

Training for the Uphill Athlete by House/Johnston/Jornet Uphill Athlete Quick takes: • worth your time • packed with actionable concepts & tips • decades of high-performance experience included Visually beautiful - my kids loved the pics and read the athlete stories 🧵

Just finished this … RIVETING, and a must read for all coaches! #cleansport ⁦Kara Goucher⁩ ⁦Matt Hart⁩ ⁦MileSplit Pennsylvania⁩

I spent last spring on zoom calls and at lunch with Gary Smith — Sports Illustrated's "demon beatwriter" as Steve Rushin explains him; "Columbo, only skinnier" in Rick Reilly's words. What let Gary ascend the mountaintop? It's the same thing that let him walk away... si.com/media/2022/07/…

Bonus video footage from Putnam (Mile 7) earlier of Dakota Jones, François D’Haene, and Kilian Jornet. Volume up! #HR100

The soul of bike racing.

“Travis Tygart, CEO of USADA, told me he’s extremely frustrated with what he calls ‘cracks in the system,’ but he points to recent rule changes affecting some substances known to be problematic.” - Matt Hart of Runner's World runnersworld.com/news/a40594123… #CompeteClean #CleanSport

Whenever an athlete serves a drug suspension I think it should be mandatory to list his/her “Coach” and “Agent” on the suspension list. The Coach and Agent just move on to another athlete with no punishment or even public acknowledgment. Some Agents names would appear MANY times.

“Caffeine equips us to cope with a world caffeine helped us create.” -Michael Pollan

Looking for a perfect Christmas book to buy for someone? Consider the book I wrote about the rise & fall of the world’s preeminent running team that devolved into doping bans & scandal (Nike). It would mean a lot to me if you bought it. </ShamelessPlug> amzn.to/30MmrSQ

Currently -29 degrees with winds over 100mph atop Mount Washington...

For decades, scientific studies suggested moderate drinking was better for most people’s health than not drinking at all. A new analysis of more than 40 years of research has concluded that many of those studies were flawed and that the opposite is true. nyti.ms/3MdbFKF

I am late in reading this, but Matt Hart Win at All Costs is very good. Engaging narrative, morally sensitive, and psychologically interesting when it comes to the gray areas of performance-enhancement in sports.

It was August 8 and I got a text from Drummond that read, “Change of plans.” We were joining Kristian Morgan on his record-breaking Appalachian Trail run. We headed up into the White Mountains with a storm in the forecast... Read More: Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/running/news/p…

It was fun to talk about The Examined Run, in conversation with five of my favorite running books, for Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations. fivebooks.com/best-books/run…