Chasing the Grid

“Chasing the Grid is a Walden for the Garmin age, a beautiful and powerful reminder of what running is–or should be–all about.”–Matt Fitzgerald, author of Life Is a Marathon“Ken is truly anti-fragile, and he moves with the grace of a deer. This story will help you find your inner runner.” –Dr. Robert Conenello, Orangetown Podiatry, faculty member Dominican and St. Thomas Aquinas Colleges, Honorary Surgeon New York Police Department, past president American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine“Moving through a natural environment doesn’t require technology; it takes curiosity and enthusiasm. Ken’s account is a roller-coaster ride through the mountains of New York amid a series of increasingly minimalist adventures. Along the way, he falls back in love with nature, learns to study the signs and clues, discovers the art of natural navigation, and ends up showing the reader how to reconnect with the world around us.”–Tristan Gooley, internationally acclaimed navigation expert, award-winning and bestselling author of The Natural Navigator and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs“Running can be more than just exercise; it can be a powerful meditative practice that brings the gifts of stillness and presence to all other aspects of our lives. Posner’s account of his transformation from conventional to natural runner is a wild mix of energy, adventure, and determination. It draws on themes of the American Transcendentalist tradition and is enriched by the beauty of the Catskill Mountains, not just backdrop but another character in Posner’s story. This book will inspire runners of all levels of experience to pursue their own journeys of empowerment and transformation.”–Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Zen teacher and author of Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion“This is not just a story about running and hiking in the mountains. It’s the story of a pilgrimage, which means an exercise in discipline and a journey into the gap where creativity begins and where connection is found. A very interesting, entertaining, and educating read!”–“Barefoot Sue” Kenney, author of My Camino, level 2 Wim Hof Instructor, rewilding instructor, and TikTok barefoot influencer“This is the story of a pilgrimage, but an especially wild and intense one, as Posner fights to escape the depressingly comfortable prison of modern life. The result is what can only be described as an aesthetic experience, and a one-way trip into the unknown.”–John Kaag, professor of philosophy at University of Massachusetts Lowell and author of Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are

Kenneth Posner’s running credentials include completing 110 races of marathon distance or longer and setting fastest known times for the 294-mile Badwater Double in Death Valley and New York’s 350-mile Long Path. As a barefoot athlete, he has run 112 races, climbed 485 mountains, including every 4,000-footer in the Northeast, and thru-hiked the John Muir Trail. As board chair for the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and Run Wild, Inc., he supports land conservation and stewardship and advocates for connecting young people with nature. Following service as a US Army infantry officer, his business career now spans 30 years as a Wall Street analyst and corporate executive. He is currently serving as senior vice president of strategic planning and investor relations at Mr. Cooper Group, the nation’s largest mortgage servicer.