He believes runners should train by intentionally running in difficult, less-than-ideal conditions to prepare the brain for race day stress.

“So the way I train is I try to stress all of those signals more in the process of building up than they'll be stressed on race day, right? So I'll run when I'm dehydrated, right? I'll run when I like I will go have a big meal.”

Exercise should be approached as a source of joy, creativity, and artistry rather than as a form of punishment or a test of one's inner worth.

“I think too many of us start to stray into the world of exercise as punishments as a test of our inner worth but exercise is a sense of like joyfulness of creativity of artistry”

Beginner runners should prioritize establishing joy and proper movement technique over viewing running solely as a workout or a tool for weight loss.

“I tell a lot of beginning runners don't view starting running as a workout or as a form of Fitness or a way to lose weight create the joy first and everything else will follow”

He believes that consuming alcohol while jogging helps him maintain a consistent and enjoyable training regimen.

“I watch football drunk on the treadmill and every time they run I run. It's a [ __ ] You got to play games with yourself. That's a really good training regime.”

He maintains that his engagement in long-distance running is part of a deliberate effort to rebrand his lifestyle after his touring career.

“I wanted to go to all the places that I performed at and I you know did shows but I wanted to go back there as a as a as a jogger and and participate in the races.”

He views running as a practice that facilitates a deep connection to human nature and provides a meditative state.

“I find a lot of parallels between my run breathing, and the meditation breathing that I've read about a little bit. And it helps me think about some really deep things. I really just get a real peace when I'm all by myself, and it's me and my breath and my foot falls in the scenery”