P. Parkrun, long run Sundays and losing motivation March 3, 2024 11:31 amMarch 3, 2024By Phil JonesIn Training0 Comments Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not. Elbert Hubbard Read this post
4. 42.2 and the rite of passage March 1, 2024 7:06 pmMarch 1, 2024By Phil JonesIn Races0 Comments If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience another life, run a marathon. Emil Zatopek Read this post
R. Running like a pro February 29, 2024 9:32 amFebruary 29, 2024By Phil JonesIn Training0 Comments You’ve come up to Flagstaff to train like an elite runner, and that’s exactly what you’re doing physically. But mentally, pro runners set massive goals. Matt Llano said he was fit enough to run 2:08-2:10, and people thought he was crazy. And sure, he ran 2:12, which is kind of a “shoot for the moon and you’ll land among the stars” scenario. But landing among the stars is far better than floundering around on planet earth looking up at the sky and just wonderingFormer pro runner, Sarah Crouch, in Running the Dream Read this post
I. Introductions February 28, 2024 10:53 amFebruary 29, 2024By Phil JonesIn Backstory0 Comments A perpetually injured, 40-something Dad with no notable running history or achievements, walks into a bar…. Read this post