Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

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.

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.

It's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process.

Don't judge your running by your speed.

We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setback. From time to time everyone falls short of their goals. It's an illusion to believe that champions succeed because they do everything perfectly. You can be certain that every archer who hits the bull's-eye has also missed the bull's-eye a thousand times while learning the skill.

Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.