PEAKS Running

03/16/2026

Proof of consistent training compounding over time

Congrats Kimmy Pianka on the 11min pr at the yesterday! I guess training is going well 😄

Next up, debut marathon in 7 weeks 🚀 🔥

03/03/2026

John Mackey admits his idea to open Saferway (Whole Foods) likely would’ve been deterred without the enthusiasm of his partner.

The mother of Phil Knight (Nike) was one of his first customers in his early days of selling Japanese shoes out of the trunk of his car.

Roger Federer at 16 left his dentist and went and found a new one because he scoffed at his plans to become a professional tennis player.

Inspiration is fragile at its infancy no matter who you are. Protect and nurture it early and surround yourself with others that’ll help you do it.

03/02/2026

One of the short-comings of most research studies on gait-training for running is that the goal is generally to apply a mechanical or verbal cue and the success is based on the outcome of a number independently tracked variables.

The problems with this are:

1) not everybody responds to specific cues the same (we have pending data on this)

And 2) even if the cue does not work for that individual, you introduce a different cue catering to that individuals needs

This is the difference between gait-training in a laboratory vs a real-world clinical environment

See more from this week’s Substack in my bio 📝

02/25/2026

While running keeps you present when life is moving too fast, it's also a remedy when life feels stagnant.

If you run consistently, you get better at running. How many things in life can you guarantee with almost complete certainty?

02/24/2026

Running is one of the great antidotes to a mind that wants to fast-forward to the future. You love it, and you're not going to be able to do it forever. Why would you want this time to pass?

More from this week's Substack ⬇️🏔️

What keeps me coming back for more

02/17/2026

A big focus of the physical therapy literature when it comes to gait retraining for injured runners is cadence-based training. Is it justified? And for who is it best suited for?

Read more in my weekly Substack from the link in the bio.

02/13/2026

How do you decide what to spend your life doing?

The big dreams and naïveté you possess as a child slowly slip away as you’re persuaded to choose a path of stability and a respectable income.

One of the biggest things I’ve learned in the last year from many great founders and entrepreneurs is that the real key to choosing your path in life is to find something that feels like play to you.

What do you casually do in your free time because it genuinely interests you?

What would you do that could make you money, but you would do for free if somebody asked you to?

Where does your mind wander when it’s idle?

What gives you a sense of insomnia at night, because you’re compelled to get up and do the thing?

Go follow that urge inside you, and find out how to make it work later.