The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.
Amby BurfootRunning has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.
Amby BurfootAs runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run harder. Then we learn to accept ourselves and our limitations, and at last, we can appreciate the true joy and meaning of running.
Amby BurfootThis wasn’t just an attack against the Boston Marathon... It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets. We have used our public roadways for annual parades, protest marches, presidential inaugurations, marathons, and all manner of other events. The roads belong to us, and their use represents an important part of our free and democratic tradition.
Amby Burfoot