753. Sara Hall, Kilian Jornet, and Peter Snell | Endurance News 11.17.20

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” Jesse Owens In his fascinating new book, Exercised, Daniel Lieberman explores why from an evolutionary perspective we have such a hard time getting ourselves out the door to run despite how great it makes us feel. @BStulberg The world would be a better place if we spent more time reading books and taking walks outside. @ChrisChavez It’s been 43 days since Sara Hall’s 2:22:01 at the London Marathon and she continues to crush it…  Oh...5:17/mi is 2:18:31 marathon pace! Video from @ryanhall3 on the @MarathonProj course yesterday.   The best part was getting this text from @SaraHall3 this morning:  “Ran a marathon on the course yesterday! Last 12.2 at 5:17 pace!”  Something special could be in store come December 20.   #TheMarathonProject @kilianj And now I’m super excited to test myself doing something that long (and far from what I like) but where I will learn so much and grow as an athlete. (And probably I’m also doing this 24h in a track because I love that pain feeling @themile On this day in 1964, Peter Snell of New Zealand sets outdoor Mile world record of 3:54.1 in Auckland, witnessed by 20,000 fans in Western Springs Stadium. The 3-time Olympic champion ran a painful positive split: 1:54 and 2:00.1! Endurance News & Random Musings Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic.