You don't need any skill to run.......Every 3-year old knows how to run

Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

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.

As 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.

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

That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.