The Endurance Dad Dilemma

Attempting to reconcile the emotional pull between adventuring outdoors and being a father

June 2022

“The hard truth is that I still deeply want both – to explore my next threshold and to be with my son.”

A few months ago the team at UltraSignup asked me if I had any thoughts to share for the Father’s Day edition of their excellent newsletter.

After giving it some thought, this is the essay that emerged in my mind. Thank you to Jenn Hughes for her help bringing it into form.

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