Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

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

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

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.

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

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