Inside The Remarkable Story Of Ashley Jones: How She Fell In Love With Running Amidst Loss & Grief

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast is the remarkable Ashley Jones!

Ashley's story is second to none and inspires me to this day. Ashley tragically lost her beloved father at the young age of 14. Just a few short months after that, she lost her right arm in an ATV accident.

Her story is one of faith, trust, perseverance, and belief, and today I have the privilege of diving into all of it with her.

To make the story even better, Ashley is an unbelievable runner.

She led her team to a historic 6th place team finish at the 2023 NCAA XC Championships with her finish of 42nd place in a time of 20:07.1. The week prior, she placed seventh at the NCAA South Regional in a time of 18:52.9. This season, she also placed 10th at a stacked SEC Championships.

In today's episode, Ashley goes through her story in full, how her faith has grown stronger amidst adversity, her experience at Tennessee, leading them to a historic 6th place finish, what she wants her legacy to be, and so much more!

This one is moving. I hope you'll take the time to be blessed by Ashley's words.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic
0:06.1	Shaleder. I'm your host Dominic in a quick note before we hop into today's impactful conversation.
0:11.0	I would greatly appreciate it if you give us a follow, a five-star review, and share today's episode
0:15.0	with a friend, a family member, a teammate, someone who you think would find value and benefit from it.
0:20.1	Today, I have the extreme
0:21.6	privilege of being joined by the one and only Ashley Jones. Ashley is full of vibrance,
0:27.2	and today she brings a level of wisdom to the podcast that I feel like is rarely seen. She's
0:32.2	an incredibly articulate speaker and has one of the most remarkable stories that I think I've
0:37.4	ever heard in the 300-plus episode history of the most remarkable stories that I think I've ever heard in the 300 plus
0:39.1	episode history of the podcast. Ashley, without giving away her story, experienced two
0:44.3	transformational events as a 14-year-old, both losing her father and her arm. She goes in
0:50.4	depth into these two experiences, her falling in love with the sport of running her journey
0:55.4	to get to where she is today. She currently runs for the University of Tennessee, where she is
0:59.5	absolutely crushing it. She plays 42nd at the NCAA cross-country meet last month in Charlotte,
1:05.5	Virginia, which was super exciting to see, and I can't wait to see all the incredible things
1:09.7	she accomplishes in the years to come. Today's conversation was just a fantastic opportunity to hear Ashley's story
1:15.8	and be inspired by her story, her wisdom, and so much more. So without further ado, I hope you
1:21.1	all enjoy my conversation with the one and only Ashley Jones.
1:34.4	Ashley Jones, welcome to the Running Effect podcast. How you doing this morning?
1:38.7	I'm doing great. How are you? I'm doing fantastic. I've been looking forward to this one ever since I got you booked on the calendar. I'm curious, just straight off the bat.
1:43.2	It's the week after Thanksgiving. You took a little break from running after crushing it at Nationals. I'm curious, just straight off the bat. It's the week after Thanksgiving.
1:44.4	You took a little break from running after crushing it at Nationals. I want to say you placed 42nd
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