Welcome, outdoor lovers and friends!
(All smiles at the finish of the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Lahti, Finland, August, 2023)
You are invited to follow along my personal journal of endurance racing, traveling, and sports technology. I previously published the award-winning “A Trail Runner’s Blog”, but have switched to the Substack platform in 2023 to return to a more interactive medium. No paid subscription needed - just enter your email/follow to get full access to the newsletter and website. This blog is for longer narratives - if you prefer a more condensed medium, or like detailed stats/training tracking, you can also follow me on the adidas Running app, Strava, Zwift (look for “Scott Dunlap ///”), or Instagram.
Who Am I?
My name is Scott Dunlap, and I have been enjoying endurance sports for a few decades now. It is a deep passion, as I find it to be an endless source of optimism, adventure, and metaphysical exploration, particularly in my mid-50’s. Endurance racing is also a great excuse to travel, eat lots of good food, and meet amazing people! Trail running, triathlons, ultramarathons, big city marathons, cycling events, or local 10k’s - you’ll likely find me at the start line with a smile, a camera in hand, encouraging others to embrace fitness and to get outdoors. Sometimes to compete, often just to be present, and always to have fun.
(Quinn [now 13], my wife Christi, Sophie [now 18], and me in our adopted US hometown of Santa Barbara, CA, in December, 2022. If you look closely off my left shoulder, you’ll see my brother-in-law and fellow endurance warrior, Brian Drue, hamming it up)
In 2019, I merged my Silicon Valley nerd career with my love of sports to become the VP, Consumer Experience & General Manager, Digital Sports for adidas. This gives me the opportunity to explore many intersections of sports and technology, such as new gadgets, web3/#movetoearn, AI, and working with some very talented teams to create the biggest virtual participatory events in the world (Run For The Oceans hit 6.76m participants in 2022, a world record). This also involved moving from California, USA, to Vienna, Austria, with my wife, two daughters, and two dogs, our first ex-pat experience. It has been quite an adventure!
Racing in 2025
Here is what is on the 2025 race roster so far. Do let me know if you’ll be at any of these races, and let’s get a pic together!
Tour of Flanders (April 5th, 2025) - done!
Boston Marathon (April 21st, 2025) - returning to Boston for my 21st consecutive running. The streak lives on!
Mt. Hood 50m (July 12th, 2025) - It’s been a few years since I’ve done a proper 50-mile trail run, and I’ve been missing the forests and mountains. I will reintroduce myself at this great race in Oregon.
Headlands 50k (August 16th, 2025) - A long-time favorite race in the Marin Headlands of California, I’ll be coming back for the USATF 50k trail national championships.
Portland Marathon (October 5th, 2025) - How have I never done this race? 30+ years of coming to Portland, OR, it’s time to tick this box.
New York Marathon (Nov 2nd, 2025) - heading back to the NYC marathon after 15 years, now that my daughter, Sophie, lives on the course!
2024 events -
Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Wings For Life World Run, Ironman 70.3 Mallorca, Passage del Stelvio, Warsaw Marathon, Ironman 70.3 Tangier, Ironman 70.3 World Championships (Taupo, New Zealand)
