Set a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed.

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

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.

It's wrong to believe that you need a certain physical body type to run. All body types can run. It's not about your legs, muscles, or cellulite. It's not about the physical side of things. If you train your brain, your body will follow. It's that simple. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.

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

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

This 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.