Jones began slowly as he adopted the “sofa to 5k” method.
“As quickly as I began doing it, I noticed the good thing about the method. It was fascinating to see and develop week-to-week,” stated Jones.
“I loved that and began ticking off the little milestones. It’s a sensible course of.
“The primary run was a five-minute stroll, then a 90-second run, and so forth. You are not going straight in and doing it.
“As soon as you’ve got bought that 5k, it was a way of feat and also you get that buzz after working.”
He took to his new sporting endeavour so nicely he quickly upgraded his ambition.
“After that, I used to be considering of doing a 10k, however then I noticed Cardiff was lengthy sufficient within the distance that I may practice for a half-marathon,” he added.
‘Weirdly, I loved the working a part of coaching, so it appealed to me.”
Jones not too long ago did a 17km coaching run, not one thing he did throughout his 16-year rugby profession.
“It is positively the longest I’ve run,” stated Jones, who with typical humour went on: “In the event you added up all of the distances I’ve run in Take a look at matches, it in all probability would not be far off that anyway!”
Jones says Harlequins gamers and coaches have been supportive.
“The boys have been sensible,” he stated.
“A couple of of them have sponsored me. Some have not, however that is principally the massive earners.
“I feel they’re ready to see me end first after which the cash may go up a good bit.”
The previous prop additionally believes it’s a constructive for the gamers to see him making the trouble.
“I am placing myself in a spot the place it is uncomfortable.
“I am asking them to remain within the battle and keep in form when it will get painful, so it felt mistaken in the event that they could not see me do the identical.
“I do have perspective. It’s going to be exhausting, however there’s tougher issues to do.
“I at all times inform the boys right here you are not working down a mine. My grandfather was a miner. What he did was exhausting.“