We’re back. Hope y’all had a nice holiday weekend.

Here’s what’s on tap today:

Let’s get into it.

I recently signed up for an ultra. Decided it was time to put something uncomfortable on the calendar and get after it.

And every single person I've talked to about running one has said the same thing: don't get caught up on what everyone else is doing at the start. Run your own race.

I've been chewing on that during my long runs lately. Because it's the same thing in fatherhood.

It's easy to get caught looking sideways. What the other dad is driving. Where they're vacationing. What school their kids are in. What they've got figured out that you don't.

Truth be told…none of that matters.

How are you showing up for your family? For your kids? Your people?

That’s your race.

And the dads who burn out the fastest are usually the ones trying to keep pace with everyone else instead of settling into their own stride.

A couple random facts you probably don’t need to know… but might come in handy the next time you're standing around at a kid’s birthday party making awkward conversation with another dad you barely know.

We picked one of these bad boys up a few weeks ago to shoot some home movies and let the kids film too. It's been awesome mostly because it's screen-free and keeps us all actually in the moment.

No playback, no instant previews (it’s still digital, though). You shoot, you move on, and you watch everything back later like it's Christmas morning. The kids love the retro Super 8 vibe and honestly so do we.

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A lot of fitness guys, longevity bros, and "I have a guy" seem to be talking about peptides.

Here’s the deal: Peptides are short chains of amino acids…tiny protein fragments that signal your body to do specific things, like recover faster, sleep deeper, or burn fat.

Some are used in real medicine. Others are sold online with big promises and evidence that ranges from solid clinical data to "we tested this on rats."

They're not a dad-bod eraser…think of them less like a miracle cure and more like a very broad category: some legit, some overhyped, some sketchy.

The ones getting the most real-world buzz right now are BPC-157 (recovery and joints), Ipamorelin (sleep and body comp), and Semaglutide, yes, that's Ozempic, and yes, it's technically a peptide.

Do your research and talk to a real doctor before you do anything crazy.