Jonathan Roberts
@jonathanroberts.bsky.social
I tell stories and build communities.
Professionally: marketing and media.
I also co-founded a run club.
Chickens, dogs, bikes, and hikes.
Work —> teamwithaspire.com
Run club —> christiansburgrunclub.com
Personal blog —> thepaceoflife.com
Professionally: marketing and media.
I also co-founded a run club.
Chickens, dogs, bikes, and hikes.
Work —> teamwithaspire.com
Run club —> christiansburgrunclub.com
Personal blog —> thepaceoflife.com
Giving a presentation tomorrow to our local Rotary club about Christiansburg Run Club!
Outside-looking-in: what would you want to know about our club? www.christiansburgrunclub.com
Outside-looking-in: what would you want to know about our club? www.christiansburgrunclub.com
Christiansburg Run Club
An Inclusive Walking and Running Club based in Christiansburg, Virginia. Meetups throughout the week.
www.christiansburgrunclub.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Giving a presentation tomorrow to our local Rotary club about Christiansburg Run Club!
Outside-looking-in: what would you want to know about our club? www.christiansburgrunclub.com
Outside-looking-in: what would you want to know about our club? www.christiansburgrunclub.com
Reposted by Jonathan Roberts
I knew all this was going to happen. But nothing can really prepare you for what it feels like when the moment actually arrives. This is why we need each other and our communities. I plan to turn to them a lot in the coming years.
January 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I knew all this was going to happen. But nothing can really prepare you for what it feels like when the moment actually arrives. This is why we need each other and our communities. I plan to turn to them a lot in the coming years.
Playing around with RSS is fun! Substack and Ghost make it easy to find feeds. Beehiive RSS is off by default but looks like you can turn it on.
Most of the national pubs still use it. I’m sad @cardinalnews.org doesn’t seem to have one.
Most of the national pubs still use it. I’m sad @cardinalnews.org doesn’t seem to have one.
January 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Playing around with RSS is fun! Substack and Ghost make it easy to find feeds. Beehiive RSS is off by default but looks like you can turn it on.
Most of the national pubs still use it. I’m sad @cardinalnews.org doesn’t seem to have one.
Most of the national pubs still use it. I’m sad @cardinalnews.org doesn’t seem to have one.
Just downloaded an RSS app (I chose Feedly) again after, what, a decade or more?
I missed this so much. Best way to read internet things and keep up without flooding my email inbox.
I missed this so much. Best way to read internet things and keep up without flooding my email inbox.
January 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Just downloaded an RSS app (I chose Feedly) again after, what, a decade or more?
I missed this so much. Best way to read internet things and keep up without flooding my email inbox.
I missed this so much. Best way to read internet things and keep up without flooding my email inbox.
Latest post! We don't often plan but we always have a plan.
On preparedness, yellow jackets, and getting back to a warm bed.
On preparedness, yellow jackets, and getting back to a warm bed.
Under-Planned, Adequately Prepared
Or, surviving spontaneity
www.thepaceoflife.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Latest post! We don't often plan but we always have a plan.
On preparedness, yellow jackets, and getting back to a warm bed.
On preparedness, yellow jackets, and getting back to a warm bed.
Nice hike to Rice Fields in Giles County, Virginia! Our puppy, Samwise, is getting so big!
January 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Nice hike to Rice Fields in Giles County, Virginia! Our puppy, Samwise, is getting so big!
We don’t NEED social media to get the word out and build.
Start that newsletter.
Attend that networking event.
Send out print materials.
Create a community of real people.
Marketing doesn’t have to mean Meta. There’s other ways. I promise.
Start that newsletter.
Attend that networking event.
Send out print materials.
Create a community of real people.
Marketing doesn’t have to mean Meta. There’s other ways. I promise.
January 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We don’t NEED social media to get the word out and build.
Start that newsletter.
Attend that networking event.
Send out print materials.
Create a community of real people.
Marketing doesn’t have to mean Meta. There’s other ways. I promise.
Start that newsletter.
Attend that networking event.
Send out print materials.
Create a community of real people.
Marketing doesn’t have to mean Meta. There’s other ways. I promise.
New week! Getting a new post ready. In the meantime, here’s the last—I really enjoyed writing this one.
On running, mental health, and what makes me tick.
On running, mental health, and what makes me tick.
What I wish you knew.
A little bit about how I see the world.
www.thepaceoflife.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New week! Getting a new post ready. In the meantime, here’s the last—I really enjoyed writing this one.
On running, mental health, and what makes me tick.
On running, mental health, and what makes me tick.
Reposted by Jonathan Roberts
Spending time online can leave you with a warped view of the world and that's a shame. Good people have always outnumbered bad people and things generally get better. Hold onto that x
January 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Spending time online can leave you with a warped view of the world and that's a shame. Good people have always outnumbered bad people and things generally get better. Hold onto that x
Samwise is fitting in great. He’s incredibly confident, patient, and sweet. Even doing well off-leash, he just looks at his big sister and follows her cues.
January 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Samwise is fitting in great. He’s incredibly confident, patient, and sweet. Even doing well off-leash, he just looks at his big sister and follows her cues.
Cold Thursday at Christiansburg Run Club!
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Cold Thursday at Christiansburg Run Club!
Any new Starter Packs on here for:
-Runners?
-Multimedia creatives?
-Storytellers?
-Community builders?
Share away! I’d love to connect.
-Runners?
-Multimedia creatives?
-Storytellers?
-Community builders?
Share away! I’d love to connect.
January 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Any new Starter Packs on here for:
-Runners?
-Multimedia creatives?
-Storytellers?
-Community builders?
Share away! I’d love to connect.
-Runners?
-Multimedia creatives?
-Storytellers?
-Community builders?
Share away! I’d love to connect.
Writing is fun again. The response to longer-form stuff is nice to see. It turns out, we do have attention spans! We just don’t use that to read AI-written crap.
Words from me, to you: thepaceoflife.com
Words from me, to you: thepaceoflife.com
The Pace of Life | Jonathan Roberts | Substack
Writing and more on Community, Running, and Life. Click to read The Pace of Life | Jonathan Roberts, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
thepaceoflife.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Writing is fun again. The response to longer-form stuff is nice to see. It turns out, we do have attention spans! We just don’t use that to read AI-written crap.
Words from me, to you: thepaceoflife.com
Words from me, to you: thepaceoflife.com
Talking about when the internet was good, this was one of my favorites. I refreshed the Yehuda Moon site every single day in high school.
It fiercely fueled my bike obsession.
It fiercely fueled my bike obsession.
Kickstand Comics featuring Yehuda Moon
Comic strip about a guy who lives on a bicycle and works at the Kickstand Cyclery.
yehudamoon.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Talking about when the internet was good, this was one of my favorites. I refreshed the Yehuda Moon site every single day in high school.
It fiercely fueled my bike obsession.
It fiercely fueled my bike obsession.
There were always dark parts of the internet. Now, they’re just propelled to the mainstream because people love to argue and are fueled by hate.
Claw back. Use the good parts. We can do this. If you aren’t sure how, let’s talk. I’ve been chronically online for a long time—before Zuck was ever here.
Claw back. Use the good parts. We can do this. If you aren’t sure how, let’s talk. I’ve been chronically online for a long time—before Zuck was ever here.
January 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There were always dark parts of the internet. Now, they’re just propelled to the mainstream because people love to argue and are fueled by hate.
Claw back. Use the good parts. We can do this. If you aren’t sure how, let’s talk. I’ve been chronically online for a long time—before Zuck was ever here.
Claw back. Use the good parts. We can do this. If you aren’t sure how, let’s talk. I’ve been chronically online for a long time—before Zuck was ever here.
Finally priced out of my favorite little WV mountain town. Been doing birthday trips there for a bit.
Who is paying these short-term rental rates?
Who is paying these short-term rental rates?
January 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Finally priced out of my favorite little WV mountain town. Been doing birthday trips there for a bit.
Who is paying these short-term rental rates?
Who is paying these short-term rental rates?
A glimpse into my world and how I think. Latest post!
What I wish you knew.
A little bit about how I see the world.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A glimpse into my world and how I think. Latest post!
Feels like a great day to be anywhere else online than Meta.
January 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Feels like a great day to be anywhere else online than Meta.
I really want to be one of my those prolific photographers who puts out quality everyday.
Some people space out posts to appear that way but I know plenty of people who crank out incredible work daily.
I just need more time behind a lens.
Some people space out posts to appear that way but I know plenty of people who crank out incredible work daily.
I just need more time behind a lens.
December 12, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I really want to be one of my those prolific photographers who puts out quality everyday.
Some people space out posts to appear that way but I know plenty of people who crank out incredible work daily.
I just need more time behind a lens.
Some people space out posts to appear that way but I know plenty of people who crank out incredible work daily.
I just need more time behind a lens.
This year has been hard. Through that, I’ve learned a lot. Latest post!
Lessons Learned from a Very Hard Year
Coming up for air enough to look back.
www.thepaceoflife.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:24 PM
This year has been hard. Through that, I’ve learned a lot. Latest post!
Honestly, it’s just refreshing to be on a platform that isn’t Meta.
November 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Honestly, it’s just refreshing to be on a platform that isn’t Meta.
This is feeling like a retreat to when the Internet was more fun. In that vein, I restarted #blogging this year too! Reach isn’t the goal—depth is. www.thepaceoflife.com
The Pace of Life | Jonathan Roberts | Substack
Writing and more on Community, Running, and Life. Click to read The Pace of Life | Jonathan Roberts, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
www.thepaceoflife.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
This is feeling like a retreat to when the Internet was more fun. In that vein, I restarted #blogging this year too! Reach isn’t the goal—depth is. www.thepaceoflife.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:09 PM