Clear Distance
Cool, exact, contemporary. The publication behaves like a clear instrument for understanding complicated lives.
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Journal of sport,
practice & human capacity
practice & human capacity
01TRAIL RUNNING9 MIN READ
New feature The long
The long
way home
How a runner learned to replace speed with attention—and found a more demanding measure of progress.
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Current editionBody / Mind / Craft / CultureJuly—October 2026
TypographyInstrument Sans
Source Serif 4
Source Serif 4
Structure
Modular columns, generous negative space, hard alignment and a visible indexing system.
Motion
Content planes slide with precision; index numbers count in; media reveals behind a crisp vertical mask.
The long way home
For Mara Velez, running farther was never about escaping. It was a way to become present enough to return.
The first thing Mara Velez learned about distance was that it changes shape. Ten miles across a city is an inconvenience. Ten miles above the tree line can become a negotiation.