Written by endurance coach Darren Gibbons of Smart Performance Coaching, this is a practical, honest, and occasionally sarcastic guide for runners, triathletes, and anyone training with a life, a job, and knees that sometimes click.
 
Inside, you'll find:
 
A complete coaching system designed for real life—not the fantasy version with endless time and perfect weather.
 
Straight-talking guidance on pacing, planning, mindset, recovery, strength, and how to survive the occasional meltdown.
 
Practical tools to help you train smarter, stay consistent, and actually enjoy the process (most of the time).
 
 
Whether you're chasing a PB, rebuilding after burnout, or just trying to hold it together between sessions, this book doesn’t promise perfection.
 
It offers something better: a system that actually works—especially when life doesn’t go to plan.