Joey Lechuga

Firefighter | Philosopher | Runner

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@baraymond Thanks, Bruce!

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

I’ve changed careers to become a firefighter. Next week I start the fire academy and the next 4 months are going to be difficult for my wife and kids while I’m away from home. If you pray, please pray for them. If you don’t pray, Chipotle gift cards will suffice.

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@mikeDELLI Thanks, Mike! I’m pumped!

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

We need to think of each other as sisters and brothers, and to be concerned with each other’s welfare. We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, directed toward the welfare of humanity as a whole.

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@johniadarola Kings

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

Today I join the @RunnersRoostCO Racing Team! Full of gratitude and excitement for this opportunity to help grow and support the Colorado running community! Happy New Year!

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

Funniest moment of the @Philly_Marathon yesterday was a woman in the crowd misreading my race bib, shouting “Go Jerry!,” then realizing that wasn’t my name as I passed, and calling after me for another 50 meters “Joey! I’m so sorry! Joey!” Like I knew, or cared. #PhillyMarathon

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@JasonFitz1 Why is a handwritten training log better, compared to recording all of the same info on Strava or Excel? Is handwritten just easier to revisit later?

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

It's not heroic efforts to great.

It's consistent to great.

Be solid over a long period of time. That's the secret to success.

Heroic efforts often backfire, leading to burnout, time off, underperformance.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Integrity is a choice.
Kindness is a choice.
Discipline is a choice.
Consistency is a choice.

The sooner you make these choices, the further you will go.

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

After watching “It’s Always Sunny,” I thought Philly might be a city of degenerates. But those in the crowd and the @Philly_Marathon race volunteers are amazing! So eager to come back. #PhillyMarathon

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

Today I passed the 2,000 mile mark. I’ve never before run this many miles in a calendar year. So grateful.

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

A student made me this ceramic mug—with a picture of a baby kangaroo holding a head of lettuce.

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@eramirezsj “Considered the second most influential book in history” by whom? People who’ve only read 2 books?

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@ColinBrauns running, walking, hiking… every day

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@cwalsweer My man!

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

Happy Birthday, USA! 🇺🇸
Thank God for the US Forest Service and our National and State Parks!

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

@Patrick_Wyman My 4 1/2 year-old son responding to similar directives:
“Dad, you’re hurting my feelings.”
“Dad, you’re breaking my heart.”

[Joey Lechuga @joeylechuga]

Yep