I'm a lifelong runner, learner, and builder. Hopefully I'll share something here that helps you enjoy one of these things, too.
- EDM backed by Nike's Coach Bennett, with a cool tailwind off the Hudson River waterfront, is my favorite motivator
- My AirPods died at Mile 11 of the 2024 NYC Marathon, the energy of the crowd carried me, and I learned how important it is to cheer on others
- Runsetta is a project I'm incubating to share with others the motivation and connectedness I feel through this sport
- Up Next > NYRR Midnight Run > NYE 2026
- I don't remember most of what I've learned, especially facts, and this bothers me on occasion, but I'm also reminded that skills reflect my learning
- Debugging C code for years and having experiences like building a toy Turing machine with scraps of paper has taught me both patience and respect for code
- Getting my PADI Advanced SCUBA license doesn't make me any more capable of reading a compass underwater, but now I know how to relax and catch my breath under stress
- Absorbing other languages is hard for me; while my Chinese fades alongside ASL and French, coming back to the table is noticeably easier each time
- Teaching my students in Beijing continues to fill me with hope that all learning is possible for every person, and there's joy to find in being part of others' journeys to the same place
- Making with AGI feels better to me when it's like sitting down for a bit to continue chiseling on marble, rather than never leaving my seat so I can be ready to pull the slot machine's lever
- I maintain a platform that serves as the infrastructure and guts of everything I build, as well as a CLI that makes maintenance, multi-agent collaboration, and building more enjoyable, predictable, and ergonomic for me
- I'm increasingly sharing everything with AI, even sensitive info like my transactions, medical records, and biometrics; HealthMCP is a project I'm building to connect personal health data to AI with greater privacy and control
- My personal site is cdbentley.com; it's where I experiment with new ways to tell my story