The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

Don't judge your running by your speed.

I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.

In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning.

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition