This time we're talking about the goals, motivations and inspirations that keep us lacing up our shoes day after day... after day.  We discuss how these mental supplements can help us further our running aspirations and Jim shares his insights on negative motivations, which can be just as powerful but not always so healthy.

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering"
-Master Yoda

Injinji toe socks
Feetures Our favorite socks!
Skratch for hydration.  Seriously, don't bother with anything else.

Chris' Book Recommendations:
Christopher McDougall: Born to Run
Alex Hutchinson: Endure: Mindy, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Meb Keflezighi: 26 Marathons
Matthew Futterman: Running to the Edge
Adharanand Finn: Running with the Kenyans
Jim Denison: The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
Deena Castor: Let Your Mind Run
Haruki Murakami: What I Took About When I Talk about Running
Mo Farah: Twin Ambitions

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