Collier's New York Times Bike Fit story, Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House? that ran in the Thursday Style section clocked in as the top "4 Most Emailed" story on the Time's website by noon on Saturday and stayed on the top 25 "Most Emailed" for four days (this rating is found on right column of the website). This is the fourth time one of Collier's New York Times stories made the top ten list. Other stories that reached the top ten include Riding the Rapids on "Deliverance" River, Florida's Flows of Cool, Clear Water, Good Times at a Backpacker's Paradise, and The Unwashed Meet the Upper Crust in Connecticut.
Collier has written two stories in the Style section of The New York Times today (taking up the entire Fitness section). "Look Mom, Hands On" is a look at fitness products designed for kids. Collier has produced writing, photography, audio, and video projects for The New York Times. This is Collier's 21st contribution to this publication.
Collier has two stories in the Fitness section of The New York Times today. "Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House?" is about cyclists who are able to reduce the pain of riding by booking a lengthy session with a professional bike fitter who, through the use of lasers or three-dimensional motion capture technology, makes adjustments to a bike measured by the millimeter. This is Collier's 20th contribution to The New York Times.
For the December/January issue of National Geographic Adventure, Collier writes a story about eating seafood in such a way that can increase health and athletic performance while not wrecking the planet while you're at it. Once available online, a link will be supplied to the text.
Collier's most recent Fitness story in The New York Times prompted a great number of reader responses, some of which were posted online and serve as an accompaniment to the story.
For the Fitness section of The New York Times, Collier writes a story about an issue that is typically overlooked when it comes to runner training: potentially dangerous exchanges with motorists.
Barbados is the birthplace of rum. To write and photograph this cover story for US Airways Magazine, Collier travels to this fabled island for a culinary investigation into its sugary origins.
Collier writes a story for Entrepreneur Magazine about recently revamped hotel meeting rooms that offer more than blank walls and a conference room table. Now "Budda Boards," Yoga, and toys help get creative juices flowing.
Collier teams up with The Travel Channel to create content for its new mobile division! He has been hired as a consultant to manage a project that involves assembling a team of writers and editors to create European travel content that will be tagged with GPS coordinates.
Collier writes and photographs a story about the allure of purchasing raw land. Though most have future plans of building a second home on it, some vacation on their crude plots in this primitive state.
They may be smaller in size than those out West, but that doesn't diminish the existence of the many federally protected Wilderness Areas throughout the eastern United States. It may even make them more valuable. This feature story takes a look at the wild, protected areas of the East and touches upon the eastern roots of the Wilderness Preservation movement. Among those interviewed: legendary environmental writer Bill McKibben.
Collier has a story today in the Thursday Style Section of The New York Times about triathlon suits: superhero-like, one-piece items of gear that enable athletes to avoid changing between the swim, bike, run stages of triathlon.
Collier wrote a story about the trend of ultralight backpacking in a recent issue of Backpacker Magazine. Ultralight backpacking involves, as the name suggests, traveling through the wilderness while carrying very little weight. This allows you to go farther, to be more comfortable while hiking, and to operate in a way that may make you less injury prone. The basis for the story involves the observation that it would be hard to imagine backpacking equipment getting much lighter than it already is. Therefore, whatever continued changes related to this trend will likely be more psychological rather than physical.
The Appalachian Trail runs through and near many towns as it winds its way from Georgia to Maine. But those found in Connecticut are perhaps the most fancy. This creates a fascinating dynamic of hobo hikers and upscale shoppers. Collier investigates how this plays out in his story titled "The Unwashed and the Upper Crust in Connecticut." This story was photographed by Christopher Cappoziello and rose to the Top 12 most emailed story on the Times website.
Collier has written and/or photographed countless stories about the Appalachian Trail. He has covered the beginning, middle, and end for a journalistic series (The Boston Globe). He has written about famous people along the trail and day hikes (Men's Journal, Executive Traveler). He has written about extensions to the trail (Outside). He has even written about what hikers eat (Saveur, Dallas Morning News). He's also done a photo essay on the trail (US Airways Magazine). This story, which reached the Top 4 most emailed story on the New York Times website, was about Damascus, Virginia. It is billed as the "Friendliest Town on the Appalachian Trail." As a prelude to another story about the trail running tomorrow on the Connecticut portion, here's a link to this past effort.
In a recent issue of Delta Sky Magazine, Collier writes an adventure travel yarn about trying out the ever-growing sport of kiteboarding. Try it. You'll like it. Can't wait to go again. Maybe someday I'll get John Kerry to go with me, after a few more lessons though.