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Declan Gessel on building businesses as an ultramarathoner

Photos by Karina Bao You can tell a lot about how someone approaches life by watching them play pickup basketball. Playing with Declan is like having a golden retriever on your team. He jumps for every rebound. Sprints to save the ball any time it’s going out of bounds. Shoots the ugliest jump shot and having faith it’ll go in. Always asking for tips to improve. Always smiling. He’s given me a black eye and sprained ankle during our runs, but it’s impossible to get mad at him because he’s always so positive. Declan’s a quiet force of nature. He owns an antique Porsche but daily drives his…

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