If you somehow find a way to work KG into this, probably....you will have hit my platonic ideal of a substack blog thingy. It was only during this pandemic that I started running, and since I've long said that 2008 KG is my spirit animal, I've had him in my head every time I've hit a wall. Which...if anyone understands....I mean....right?!?! :D
Enjoyed your first newsletter from my son Jason. As a 7th decade runner/Ironman triathlete/RRCA certified run coach, I appreciate your perspective on running and "probably" everything else. I look forward to reading more since I subscribed. I have one word to contribute from a lifetime of athletic enjoyment. Multisport!
Despite having run 3 half marathons (and countless 5/8/10Ks) I still feel weird calling myself a runner. Possibly because I don't actually like running, per se. I like knowing I can, and I like getting sweet medals to hang on my wall after a race. Maybe that counts, anyway. Excited for this journey!
It totally counts. There's so much to unravel. My appreciation for running is totally different than when I started. The best part is no matter how you feel about it, you did it and that makes it all good.
hey Paul, I don't know who retweeted this into my TL but there were some things that definitely hit home here. I never could run without impact-related injuries from tight hamstrings and a bad back, but when the pandemic shut down gyms in March and my first kid arrived in April the only option I had was to figure out how to run without hurting myself and hit the road.
I saw a physical therapist, she taught me some form, and all of a sudden I was breaking 30-minute 5Ks at the age of 34. now I *look forward to* running and I'm consistently doing sub-60' 10Ks, so it looks like a half-marathon is next on the cards. I have trouble getting my head around it, but I think I've...become a runner.
Yo Flan! I can already tell this newsletter will make me a more thoughtful runner. I have only done 1 marathon. The Laugavegur Ultra in Iceland and it was beautiful, brutal, and extremely rewarding. I did not train enough and had no idea what I was doing. I am excited for everything this project has to offer!
Hey Paul - a friend sent this to me as something to add to my growing list of newsletter follows. Excited to see where you go with it! I have followed a similar path to "becoming" a runner, from ridiculing my friends who exercised to finding it hard to skip a day myself.
I think being a runner is 90% mindset - you can be an awfully slow runner, have terrible form, but if you genuinely enjoy the feeling of lacing up your shoes before getting out there (most of the time), then I think you qualify.
If you somehow find a way to work KG into this, probably....you will have hit my platonic ideal of a substack blog thingy. It was only during this pandemic that I started running, and since I've long said that 2008 KG is my spirit animal, I've had him in my head every time I've hit a wall. Which...if anyone understands....I mean....right?!?! :D
Oh there will be some KG.
Enjoyed your first newsletter from my son Jason. As a 7th decade runner/Ironman triathlete/RRCA certified run coach, I appreciate your perspective on running and "probably" everything else. I look forward to reading more since I subscribed. I have one word to contribute from a lifetime of athletic enjoyment. Multisport!
That's hard core, I love it. We'll definitely be getting into some multisport stuff as we go along.
Love eating so much that I run to offset my caloric surplus. 10 marathons in!
That's a solid plan. Love it.
love this, hate running, will probably still do another marathon. looking forward to reading more!
This is my favorite comment so far. Thanks, AG!
Despite having run 3 half marathons (and countless 5/8/10Ks) I still feel weird calling myself a runner. Possibly because I don't actually like running, per se. I like knowing I can, and I like getting sweet medals to hang on my wall after a race. Maybe that counts, anyway. Excited for this journey!
It totally counts. There's so much to unravel. My appreciation for running is totally different than when I started. The best part is no matter how you feel about it, you did it and that makes it all good.
Your epiphany is my own!
So excited about this.
hey Paul, I don't know who retweeted this into my TL but there were some things that definitely hit home here. I never could run without impact-related injuries from tight hamstrings and a bad back, but when the pandemic shut down gyms in March and my first kid arrived in April the only option I had was to figure out how to run without hurting myself and hit the road.
I saw a physical therapist, she taught me some form, and all of a sudden I was breaking 30-minute 5Ks at the age of 34. now I *look forward to* running and I'm consistently doing sub-60' 10Ks, so it looks like a half-marathon is next on the cards. I have trouble getting my head around it, but I think I've...become a runner.
Love it! Welcome to the club.
Just posted your newsletter link to my team's Facebook page The Fort Lauderdale Triathletes. Hope it helps.
Yo Flan! I can already tell this newsletter will make me a more thoughtful runner. I have only done 1 marathon. The Laugavegur Ultra in Iceland and it was beautiful, brutal, and extremely rewarding. I did not train enough and had no idea what I was doing. I am excited for everything this project has to offer!
Wait, the only marathon you ran was in Iceland? You are truly one of the most interesting people I've ever met.
haaha thx.
Hey Paul - a friend sent this to me as something to add to my growing list of newsletter follows. Excited to see where you go with it! I have followed a similar path to "becoming" a runner, from ridiculing my friends who exercised to finding it hard to skip a day myself.
I think being a runner is 90% mindset - you can be an awfully slow runner, have terrible form, but if you genuinely enjoy the feeling of lacing up your shoes before getting out there (most of the time), then I think you qualify.
I'd say that qualifies for sure and you're right. It's (almost) all mindset. Thank you
Happy to join you on a run. Probably. That aside, love the new project.
We've got to do this, Josh. I'm in, if I can keep up