There are a very small number of people at the center of the active athletics world to whom all others connect. The hubs, as it were, around whom all the spokes are arranged. Jenny Hadfield is one of those hubs. Everything she does is informed by the excellence she displays in all other aspects of her life. She is — and has been for ages — a tremendous athlete, which informs her writing and her coaching. Her writing is absolutely terrific, which informs her coaching and communications skills. Her coaching is expansive, intuitive and analytic, and gives her a wide platform from which to write knowledgeably about a great variety of subjects. In short, Jenny is the consummate insider possessing the rare ability to communicate both individually and to the masses critical, and hard-won, advice on everything to do with endurance sports. I’m proud to know her.
