It's official: I'm going to bike more. A LOT more. I am so incredibly honoured to announce at A&L Cycle today that I will ride the entire Tour de France route next year, raising money to Cure Leukemia.
@Predamame I don’t know how to feel today — totally bummed about not running next year or totally psyched to not have to train for a marathon through January and February. 😭
@Predamame Running is a sport where the comparison is stark, eye-opening, and humbling. You can be a regionally competitive road runner in Canada, maybe even win some mid-sized marathons at sub-2:30, and you’d still be 3-4 miles behind an elite marathoner.
@MountainRoche It seems like a tall order to add “professional ultra trail runner” on top of your current portfolio! Congrats again on this monumental accomplishment.
@MountainRoche Thanks for your openness and sharing, David! I’d be curious to hear you talk on the podcast about how your success here could escalate your athletic career in a way that may change or complicate your life — sponsorships, pressure to race more ultra mountain races, etc.
@Predamame I still think the best part of this clip is the accidentally hilarious commentary of “[Tyson] Gay is right there with him and Asafa Powell is too” as Bolt gains a few strides on them in a fraction of a second.
Who is listening to the dynamic, euphoric, high-velocity joy ride that is “Strange Desire” and thinking, “Y’know, we really need a stripped down acoustic version of this”? I have a bone to pick b/c Antonoff needs to make more music like Strange Desire, not an acoustic album 😭
@Predamame To be fair, many professional sports have devolved into odd “data analysis” positions. Should track double down on data? Up next on Pardon the Interruption!
@Predamame Road running is insanely popular and is full of passion, joy, and energy for the sport and for physical activity. It’s kinda wild to look at that and think, “Running needs to be cooler.”
@JWLevitt Reading this post and thinking about all those memories gives me chills. When people ask me what makes Boston so special it’s so hard to describe the atmosphere, but this is IT. Let’s gooooo 🦄