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The 2024 Barkley Marathons have ended. Jasmin Paris (UK) became the first woman in history to finish the Barkley Marathons. She finished in 59:58:21 with less than two minutes to spare. Also, for the first time in history, there were five finishers.

Congratulations also to Ihor Verys (UKR/CAN) 58:44:59, John Kelly (US) 59:15:38, Jared Campbell (US) 59:30:32, Greig Hamilton 59:38:42 (NZ). It was Jared's 4th Barkley finish and John’s 3rd finish. Damian Hall (UK) and Sebastien Raichon (FR) did not finish loop five and faced the bugler.

Curious… How do you build resilience and mental toughness during training? What do you feel moves the needle the most?

Something tells me this would lead to a large police response….

This weekend I was asked how I stay motivated to run, especially when busy.

I said I don’t. To be honest, lately I rarely am excited to go on a run beforehand.

Motivation is a temporary feeling.

But what works for me is I just go. More times than not, 5-10 minutes in, when the blood starts flowing I actually start to feel like running.

Does anyone feel this way as well? Or is it just me?

How many here has had their VO2 tested? Like for real, not a watch estimation.

Curious as to what VO2 Max is and why it is important, and how to improve it?

VO2 Max And Its Impact On Your Running Find out what VO2 Max is, how it relates to our fitness and running performance. Check out VO2 Max charts for men and women, and learn how to improve VO2 Max.

Spent the day, updating and revamping some of my older articles on the RunBuzz website. This one needed some work but we got it done!

9 Steps To Take Right Now To Get Rid Of Plantar Fasciitis Take these immediate steps to get rid of plantar fasciitis. Eliminate heel pain with the help of stretches, ice, and the best shoes for plantar fasciitis.

I am looking forward to running the Grandview Yard Half Marathon in August. Anyone else?

Grandview Yard Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon, 5k Race Info The 2024 Ohio Health Grandview Yard Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and Purple Heart 5k will be held on Sunday, August 18th 2024 at the Grandview Yard, 850

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!! Just published! Should be out in your favorite podcast directory in the next half hour or so.

Jenna Fesemyer is a 25-year-old, doctorate student, 2020 Paralympian athlete (Tokyo), Member of Team USA, professional wheelchair athlete, and recently finished 5th at the Boston Marathon.

Jenna is an amazing young woman who is helping bring awareness and advocacy to the sport of wheelchair racing for a new generation of youth athletes.

Listen in as she shares tips on how to overcome adversity, bad running days, training challenges, and more! Seriously, she is phenomenal!

https://www.jennafesemyer.com/bio

NEW EPISODE ALERT: In this episode I speak with Mary Connolly, who is a certified running coach, speaker, and consultant who helps organizations and runners who are looking to raise money through charity running.

Mary and I discuss how to raise money for causes you believe in through fund raising and charity, and how running is a great way to support the organizations you care about. She has personally raised over $100,000 for organizations.
Mary has a great runner origin story and shares her story how she got into running and what she learned along the way.

Just posted, so please allow a couple of hours for it to propagate to your favorite podcast player. Be sure to share with your running friends and subscribe.

Next week, I talk with Jen Fesemyer, who is an elite wheelchair runner. OMG she is amazing and inspirational! Tune in next week for that.