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Jake Boron

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Dad. Husband. Runner. Blog boy. Cleveland sports homer. Creator of the Zone 5 blog. https://open.substack.com/pub/zone5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1g8jms

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Why Run If There's No Race Ahead? My training diary for the week, and why it's important to keep showing up.

The latest Zone Five newsletter is live! It's my training diary for the week, and why it's important to do hard things.

10.03.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe! I wouldn't be surprised if all of a sudden everyone tries to get in the game. More road runners are trying trails, it's a wide open market for innovation and design, and if they're willing to spend dollars on sponsorships, it's a good bet.

04.03.2026 01:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok, but did anyone read the name in Adam Sandler Operaman voice? Or was that just me?

04.03.2026 01:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Does Nike Fit In The Trail World? Nike ACG's ad blitz, cross training, and stadium constructions

The latest Zone Five newsletter is live now! This week, we're talking Nike's place in trail running, cross training, and building football stadiums. Check it out!

03.03.2026 23:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get These Bots Off My Substack On bots liking my writing, feeding the AI machine, and a modest request on the behalf of publishers

Get these bots off my Substack!

27.02.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Multiple Ways To Enjoy Running Black Canyon, The Barkley Marathons, and speed work

The latest Zone Five newsletter. On Black Canyon, Barkley Marathons, and speed training.

25.02.2026 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Morning sports and coffee remain an undefeated combo

22.02.2026 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Death of a Sports Section The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change

Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.

This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
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04.02.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 564 ๐Ÿ” 211 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

Milrose Games or Olympic final in the 2 mile? You tell me.

01.02.2026 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Testing Limits On watching people test what they're capable of

My latest on cold running, Kilian Jornet, and Alex Honnold

27.01.2026 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If You Want A Better Understanding of AI, Ask It To Be Your Running Coach I asked Chat GPT, Claude, and Gemini to help me plan my running year

I asked Chat GPT, Claude, and Gemini to help me plan my running year. What I got was a great example of the similarities and differences between the 3.

14.01.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rock on, Chicago

11.01.2026 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 448 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป

11.01.2026 04:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Al said dagger like he was trying to go home and go to bed

11.01.2026 02:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did the Bears go for it this much on 4th down in their own territory in the regular season? Like what was that?

11.01.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think this game needs one more video introduction

11.01.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

10.01.2026 14:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kinda bummed about the Stefanski firing. There was some consistency at the head coaching position for the first time in the Browns new era.

Had to handle all the distractions and still made playoffs twice.

05.01.2026 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's the type of guy that would do it too. And he'd throw for 400 and 3 picks in a 10-7 victory

04.01.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING NEWS: Myles Garrett has set the new single-season record for sacks (23) ๐Ÿ”ฅ

04.01.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 407 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

For all the crap we Cleveland fans watch, it's a good time to think how cool it is we've seen two of the greatest NFL and NBA players of all time play for our city

04.01.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah, Myles!

04.01.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can the Browns just play defense today?

04.01.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time I watch Mendoza I see Kirk Cousins. His enthusiasm, facemask style, everything. I'm just waiting for him to scream YOU LIKE THAT?!

01.01.2026 23:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it just me or are these playoff games moving at warp speed?

01.01.2026 21:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My brother from Texas Tech just got assaulted lol

01.01.2026 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Starting 2026 with college football and sled riding. Doing shit right this year

01.01.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Teams with a bye 0-5 holy crap

01.01.2026 03:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Running Into 2026 At Full Speed Reflections on the year, and hope for the next

Good riddance 2025, on to 2026!

01.01.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok so you have to play in the first round of the playoff. Note to every team involved.

25 days off is a death sentence

01.01.2026 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0