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

I’ve been running for 25 years, and I ran because my family did. I see running as a deep bond. I put so much time, effort, and love into the miles I run—just as much as running gives back to me. It’s become a beautiful reciprocal relationship. For as many ups, celebratory moments, and accomplishments as there are, there have been many downs, challe

I’m still running but have found a deeper purpose. I was finding my why. Over time, my advocacy (in climate justice; for equality, equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, safety, and affordability in the running industry; and for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and relatives) has challenged others around me about what it means to

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

The goal of this book is to take the pressure off you. To show you that there is another, more authentic way to run—one that does not mean you are shaking with nerves at the start line of a race but instead feel excited butterflies to go out there and play. To show you that to be a good community member does not mean being on the board of everythin

Sure, there will be breakthrough moments that leave us hungry for more—but most of the time, progress in running (like in life) is slow and we learn to embrace and look forward to the process rather than the outcome. It may take a while to learn that lesson, but when we “get it,” everything in life levels up.

It’s important to differentiate between your why and your goals. Your why may help inform your goals, and your goals may be a way to express your why, but they aren’t the same thing. Goals should not be your primary focus, and ideally your why should help you engage with your long-term goals more meaningfully and sustainably.

In running, as in climate action, the most sustainable pace is not all-out, all the time. That doesn’t mean you aren’t giving your best. Far from it. It just means you’re setting yourself up to give your best in the long run. Tina and Zoë used to believe that the “best” way to run was to go for it with every fiber of their being, to burn a hole in

Some of the mistakes runners make in training and racing come from a place of believing they are not enough. Many people feel they need to be hard on themselves to obtain certain outcomes. If I accept myself where I’m at right now, what will motivate me to get out the door and go for a run or get to the gym? Can I still improve if I accept myself f

“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.”