Half Marathon Fuel Strategy: The Ultimate Guide to Race Day Nutrition During this year’s Atlanta Publix Half Marathon, I knew it was going to be a special day. I had planned to run a certain pace,...

"For such an unforgiving thing, time is uniquely malleable." I stopped cold earlier this week when I read this line by Stephen King. It’s from his novel 11/22/63, about a time-traveling English teacher trying to...

I’ve talked about Shoe Dog before, and for good reason. It tells the story of how Phil Knight built Nike, a company that revolutionized running shoes and sports culture. It’s a story of resilience, innovation,...

Best Creatine for Runners: Fuel Your Run Recovery As someone who’s spent years as an engineer, scientist, and runner, I’m always fascinated by how our bodies use different compounds to push us to our limits....

Back when I worked at Procter & Gamble—long before I started Peregrune—we were developing a new line of toothbrushes. The marketing team had an idea: take our existing bristle technology and put it in bold...

You know that feeling before a race? A big workout? Or even during stressful times at work or school? Your chest tightens, your heart races, and your breath quickens. Anxiety takes hold. It’s a universal...

How Runners Can Adapt to Calorie Changes as They Age I have a racing weight. A number that in my experience, I run better at. Most of the time, I train myself into this racing...

Brooks Running has built an entire brand around the idea of joyful running with their slogan, Run Happy. At first glance, it might seem like simple marketing, but science supports the message—running has a direct impact...

Malcolm Mitchell had it all—speed, strength, and the talent to make it to the NFL. He played for the New England Patriots, won a Super Bowl, and caught passes from Tom Brady. Football was his...

This past weekend, my family and I tried something new — we went to an escape room. If you’ve never done one, it’s basically a giant puzzle where you’re “locked” in a themed room and...

My youngest son plays Scholastic Chess, which means I often find myself spending weekends at chess tournaments. That’s how I ended up at the Holiday Inn in North Atlanta last weekend. Chess tournaments are a...

In the 1990s, a group of scientists created an ambitious experiment called Biosphere 2—a self-sustaining ecosystem designed to mimic life in a sealed colony. The project included rainforests, deserts, and even a mini-ocean. The idea...

I’ve been diving into episodes of The Rest Is History podcast, hosted by British historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. If you haven’t listened, it’s a brilliant mix of storytelling and historical analysis that brings...

"There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met." – W.B. Yeats These words are attributed to W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, who believed in the power of connection. I often...

Back in high school, I had a teacher, Mrs. Stanescu, who handed out a peppermint candy before every test. At first, it seemed like a small, sweet tradition. But Mrs. Stanescu had a plan—a method...