Haha I vaguely remember Team Awesome, but figuring out who you are is difficult with your name not attached to the account. Anyway, hi!

Using Sports to Develop Good Character It is not a foregone conclusion that we are training our attention, actions, and affections in the right ways in sports. It is important to examine how sports are forming us.

Every time I take a break from running and then resume the activity, I remember why people say that running is hard.

It is because running is hard.
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New column on Psychology Today! It’s about why sports are effective for character development.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...

What we cultivate grows.

I wrote about ultrarunning culture for iRunFar.

www.irunfar.com/ultrarunning...

I am sharing an office with my husband for the first time and just learned that I speak under my breath when I'm thinking through an idea. Who knew? I didn't.

From Ultramarathons to Moral Questions: New SSI Affiliate Sabrina Little Brings Philosophy of Sport to Ohio State For seven years, Sabrina Little tested the limits of human endurance — setting American records and winning world championships in ultrarunning.Now, the philosopher and author is examining a different...

This semester, I was added as an OSU Sports and Society Initiative (SSI) affiliate. They wrote about my work here:

sportsandsociety.osu.edu/news/ultrama...

Omnisubjectivity: An Essay on God and Subjectivity Does God know my present joy, as it is experienced by me in all of my creaturely constraints? In Omnisubjectivity, Linda Zagzebski answers in the a...

I reviewed Linda Zagzebski's excellent new book, Omnisubjectivity, for NDPR.

ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/omni...

"In the same way that you do not have to wash soap because it is self-cleansing, maybe you don’t have to worry about pride in a sport that humbles you at every turn." — @sabrinablittle.bsky.social

www.irunfar.com/what-pride-f...

#runchat

Thank you!

Thoughtful and thought-provoking as always.

❝There is a lot of learning and unlearning that occurs over the course of a long running life.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/what-pride-f...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

What Pride Forgets.

My new column is up. www.irunfar.com/what-pride-f...

Interesting and yes, becoming more common!

The 50K World Champs took place today in New Dehli, India with an AQI of 178 at the start and temps near 70 degrees F. My lungs hurt just thinking about that.

www.irunfar.com/2025-iau-50k...

thank you! Yes, that's a lesson many of us have learned the hard way (me included).

C'mon all the cool kids are doing it. The latest from @sabrinablittle.bsky.social.

www.irunfar.com/an-invitatio...

#runchat

❝The point is, not all efforts or pains are the same. While running involves pains of various sorts, the goal is not to uncritically embrace all pain for its own sake.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/an-invitatio...

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #runsky

Thank you!

I have been working on a bunch of things but I keep coming back to this article from Sabrina Little. Even if you are NOT a runner, I suggest you give it your time and attention.

Thank you!

No pain, no gain? Absolutely not.

New column: www.irunfar.com/an-invitatio...

Character matters.

Listening to Olympic commentators discuss fear and risks, figuring out what risks are worth undertaking, etc. This is like catnip for a virtue ethicist. I am having the time of my life over here.

That sport is awesome!

Mentioning the existence of Olympic ice luge and the Iditarod repeatedly in casual conversations to convince my family that ultrarunning is a reasonable hobby.

Back in my day, the first track meets of the year were for rust-busters, not world records.

"Alongside running, classical texts have been a critical source of edification in my life. These four books have shaped me a great deal. They teach me about what it means to be human, and they have special relevance for runners." — @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/classical-te...
#runchat

Thanks so much!

This is a great list. Also buy Little’s book “The Examined Run” if you are a runner, a thinker, someone who does both or neither. It’s valuable because it provides insight into your why regardless of your how.

Your own misadventures may seem trivial once you read about Odysseus’ 10-year trek home full of unanticipated obstacles. These include a cave nap with a Cyclops and a steep, mid-race descent into actual hell.

New column! Great Texts…for Runners.

www.irunfar.com/classical-te...

Things sure do feel politically hopeless at the moment.

Thank you! Almost two full weeks off for one misstep on ice. Glad to be mostly okay now.