The Sonya Looney Show

Gary Dudney has ran 70 100 mile running races...and he is 66 years old.  His goal is to get to 100 100 milers.  Gary is the author of the 2 books: The Tao of Running and The Mindful Runner where he writes about using mindfulness to combat common problems when tackling a big event: thinks like quitting, staying positive, getting through the dark moments, expectations and acceptance, and how to view the bad things as good things. He is a long time columnist at Ultrarunning Magazine.  In this episode, we get into what it takes to have mental endurance.   Topics Discussed in the Podcast  how gary got into running progressing to 100 miles how he started writing how not to quit, how to get out of a quitting rut techniques to stay positive and keep going why mindfulness is a useful tool mantra: Infinite patience, steely determination 4 horsemen to positive thinking expectations & acceptance how to make bad things good story of 3 vinegar tasters Listen Now     Resources taoofrunning.com       Support the