Legendary coach Jack Daniels died on Friday at age 92, his wife confirmed to Runner’s World. “He died happy after watching the Green Bay Packers win last night.” RIP runnersworld.com/news/a65664991…

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This is what just three one-hundredths of a second between a gold and silver medal at the World Championship marathon looks like…

Tuesday…

2 friends in 24 hrs: “I don’t run because running hurts my knees” Me: “Bummer. We’ve learned that outside dysfunction, running is generally healthy for knees. Do you want to talk through ideas that might make difference?” Friends: “Actually I just don’t like running” So

Success requires pre-payment in a currency most people can't afford: years of steady-state effort with little visible return. While everything else in life lets you pay after receiving, success demands full payment in advance.

We blame a lack of discipline or motivation when we fall short but that's a fairy tale created by self-help books and social media influencers. The key is in the placeholder! betterpath.substack.com/p/placeholder

Great reminder from Gordo Byrn latest: •Don’t worry about the setbacks. •Do try hard not to repeat errors.

Time travel back to 1991 and ask a typical parent of life is easy because Happy Meals are $2.39 There's no FRED series on Happy Meals, but the post also mentions milk prices. Wages have absolutely beat milk prices since the mid-1990s!

“When we dream alone, it remains only a dream. When we dream together, it is the beginning of reality.”

After 20 of 29 days on road, I’d have to agree w/ Dorothy: there really is no place like (the) home (gym)!

Thank you Alan Couzens 👏👏👏

I recently implemented similar shift after 4 decades of AM fitness routine. Time will tell, but as strange as it feels, the outcomes have been intriguingly valuable!

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Nothing is permanent. Some things are just renewed faster than they decay. We want the naturally perfect relationship, but the ones that endure are renewed each morning. Here's the paradox: fragility plus daily care outlasts strength plus neglect. The cast-iron pan seasoned

Riddle for wise running guides: super shoes ➡️big impact. But research notes ⬇️stress in lower legs translates up chain, ➡️quad issues late in marathon (I concur). Beyond SS training, how to adapt? Or best non SS 4 marathon? 🎯 ~2:55 @ age 60 so need every advantage 😉

Smart people feel stupid doing simple things, so invent complicated alternatives accomplishing less but feeling more satisfying. Meanwhile, people who dominate their fields are doing embarrassingly basic things, but they do them better than everyone else. Shane Parrish