Becoming a Sustainable Runner: A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet

While joining Tina on the Running for Real podcast, Saujani said, “We (females) never really learn how to be brave, and that means that we do learn how to give up before we even try because we gravitate toward things that we’re good at. We get addicted to that perfection; we get addicted to people being like, ‘That’s so great; you’re such a good gi

“I appreciate brands that build a product not only to last from a durability standpoint but that is classic in design and therefore durable through changing trends. The emotional or psychological durability of a piece of apparel is just as important; it means you’re not going to feel tired of that shirt or short in a season; it was designed to be t

No one wins at it. You can sit for 30 years and still be a beginner. I love this as a counterbalance to my competitive side as a trail runner.” Getting started might be the hardest part, particularly for those of us who feel uncomfortable or downright itchy when forced to sit with our thoughts and feelings. Like many folks, your brain might feel li

Your journey through this book will take you through three major sections. You will begin by developing and deepening your relationship to running to make it a healthy, reliable, lifelong friend who is always in your corner. Next, you will solidify your role in shaping the running communities you engage in and will find meaningful ways to give back

“It’s a form of self-preservation where an athlete can say, ‘Well, I didn’t go all in, and that’s why I fell short.’ When there is so much at stake, these athletes subconsciously make the decision to give themselves an out or fall back on an excuse because the idea of going all in and falling short seems unbearable.”

If you are frequently injured, overtrained, or sick, it is time to remove stressors and take time to rest and recover. If more sleep is not an option, how can you limit additional calories spent on other activities? Recovery runs should be completed at a pace comfortable enough to talk to others. Do not select a specific pace beforehand, but run wh

But we can consider our friends; we should get in the habit of reflecting whether they make us feel rejuvenated, filled up, or refreshed after we leave them or if we leave feeling sad, down, or self-conscious. If it is a longtime friend, it can be painful to recognize that the relationship has come to its natural end point, but that does not erase

You’ll create lifelong relationships with people you never thought you would have, and you’ll push each other through your hardest day. As the saying goes, ‘iron sharpens iron.’” And Joshua recognizes the impact community has had on his running journey: “Some of my best memories have been made in the sport from club, elementary, middle school, high

Agriculture isn’t just a driver of climate change but is also a victim of its shifting conditions as the climate grows less stable and increasingly unpredictable. As Jonathan Safran Foer wrote in his book We Are the Weather, “Changing how we eat will not be enough, on its own, to save the planet, but we cannot save the planet without changing how w