Writing Samples
Future of the Environment (Popular Science, July 2010) A feature package on scientists, architects, and engineers working toward a more ecologically friendly future.
Who You Callin’ Yellow? (Outside, July 2010) A feature profile of Lance Armstrong and his final Tour de France.
Man vs Food (Outside, Jan/Feb 2010) An account of a year during which I spent two months each on six different diets and tracked the results through blood work and body-composition analysis.
Creation Story (Outside, July 2009) An oral history of Lance Armstrong’s first Tour de France win.
Man at Work (Outside, May 2009) Feature profile of “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe.
You Need a New Bike (Outside, May 2009) An example of the annual bike-test package I’ve run at Outside since 2003.
The First Action Hero (Outside, February 2009) Short tribute to Evel Kneivel
The Creator (Outside, September 2008) Feature profile of industrial designer Thomas Meyerhoffer
Genetically Modified Foodie (Outside, January 2008) First-person account of a new approach to figuring out what and how we should eat.
Golf Bro (Outside, August 2007) Feature profile of snowboard bum-turned-PGA star Will MacKenzie
Back Pedaling (Outside, March 2007) Interview with controversial cyclist Tyler Hamilton
Unchain My Heart (Outside, December 2006) Essay about how doping is killing cycling
Land of the Rising Fun (Outside, September 2006) Travel feature about Japan
An Expat’s Dilemma (The New York Times Magazine, March 14, 2004) An as-told-to piece about living in the U.S. as a Haitian expat.