A Little Trail Runner is born

The story behind my 2 year quest to create a children's poem book.

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Have you ever seen something being done (a work of art, business, personal challenge, etc.) and thought “I could do that?”

I had that thought 2 years ago after reading Joe Vicker’s Salty Sleepy Surfery Rhymes.

But unlike most thoughts, which are random and fleeting, this one kept coming back to me. So I acted on it and 2 years later we (my wife Jordan and I) are almost ready to release Little Trail Runner, Trail Tales & Restful Rhymes, into the wild.

How did you get started?

My son Miles was born March 2023. If you’re a parent then you know your house quickly fills up with kid stuff. And books. LOTS and LOTS of books.

We quickly developed a reading habit to anchor our son’s bedtime routine. And as I read stories upon stories to Miles, something was missing. There were no books on our bookshelf about running. Running (namely trail running) is something I love dearly. And at the time I really missed it.

So I started writing poems about why I love trail running — getting out into nature, pushing past your limits, and connecting with friends.

I wrote for all of the running moms and dads who want a little bedtime reminder of the feeling they get from pursuing their passion.

And most importantly, I wrote for my son and future generations, using language and concepts easy enough to grasp yet meaningful enough to be read over and over again.

All told, I wrote 25 short, self-contained poems. Different from your average children’s book yet applicable to “trail tikes” of all ages.

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