Jonathan Beverly and Sinead Haughey: Keys to Avoid Burnout

Running isn’t always forgiving.


Between injuries, mental ruts, and the curve balls life sometimes
throws at us, finding long term success and remaining engaged in
the sport can be incredibly difficult, and Sinead Haughey talks
with Jonathan Beverly about his book Run Strong, Stay
Hungry, in this encore from 2017.


The book reveals the habits and mentalities of more than 50
veteran runners who are still running fast decades after they
started.


A writer for Runner’s World, Podium Runner, and lifetime runner
himself, Jonathan will give us a peek into the lives of runners
like Bill Rodgers, Deena Kastor, and Joan Benoit Samuelson to
show us what it takes to avoid burnout and achieve longevity in
the sport – both physically and mentally.
Quotes by Jonathan:

“The physical burnout usually comes because of a lack of variety:
doing the same thing and the same type of training over and over
again.”


“People overcomplicate it: always having a detailed training
plan, hitting certain splits – it becomes obsessive…and when that
happens, either you’re doing it all or you’re failing.”


“Gary Allen talks about how a recipe has to be followed exactly:
if you don’t have half a teaspoon of baking soda, things are
going to blow up….But a chef knows that you put a little bit in
and see what happens.”