The Surprising, Yet Obvious, Lesson Learned After Running 50 Half Marathon In 50 Straight Months2/5/2025
Author: Adam Bratton Read Time: 3 mins  2020 - Finish Line of a Half Marathon in Alaska ... State #50 Pretty quickly the question crept into my mind in late 2020. My wife and I had just gotten back from Alaska as I had just completed a 7-year goal of running a half marathon in all 50 states. That winding and weaving journey provided endless memories, lifelong lessons, character building opportunities and so much more … but … what was next? My mind was swirling, the ideas were flowing freely, the options were endless. However …
Author: Adam Bratton Read Time: 3 mins  Let me be clear that I am not a scientist and that the Human Powered Movement platform swings significantly further to the artistic side of the art/science pendulum. We exist to inspire more activity in people’s lives and use our platform for good. We essentially, and proudly, follow the Public Benefit Corporation model. We regularly put people and planet over profits and routinely go with our gut feeling when determining “the right thing to do”. It takes a lot of balls and an incredible level of passion to continue this “benefit” work every day, but the impact is meaningful in OUR community and critical for OUR environment.
Launching 2 brand new Carbon Negative endurance events is a match made in HPM Heaven. Here’s what you need to know about how we approached and created two new Carbon Negative Events Author: Peter Gilchrist Read Time: 3 mins  A bunch of middle-aged guys and self-proclaimed “Goatbusters” (a former F3 Blue Ridge Relay team name that referenced BRR’s toughest segments, dubbed “mountain goats”) plan a group adventure every year. It’s designed to be challenging, full of fellowship, and proudly CSAUP (aka: Completely Stupid And Utterly Pointless).
Doing something difficult together, gives us that shared pain … and something to reminisce about until we do the next one. Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim of the Grand Canyon, Presidential Traverse in New England, Four Pass Loop in Colorado and the Grand Teton Loop in Wyoming have all been crossed off the list. This year we hit Utah’s Zion National Park and it did not disappoint. Author: Adam Bratton Read Time: 2 mins  The term “Fat Ass” has raised a few eyebrows as we’ve teased a new Human Powered Movement experience over the past few months. Most people we’ve talked with have never heard the term in relation to a running event before. Worse yet, some have been straight up offended by what they assumed we just called them!
It's not what you think ... but here’s what you need to know about “Fat Ass” style running events, and how you can try one yourself. |