The Trailhead
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August 5, 20251 hr 5 min
Running
Nick Triolo on Running For No Reason and Not Chasing The Top
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This week on The Trailhead, Zoë and Brendan sit down with writer and ultrarunner Nick Triolo, author of The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere. From circumnavigating mountains to ditching Strava and racing for a year, Nick shares what it means to move through landscapes differently, choosing circles over summits, presence over performance, and curiosity over metrics.
We talk about why loops feel so satisfying, how creative practice overlaps with running, and w...