I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

I have an ElliptiGO. It's a standup bicycle. You don't pedal; you stride on it. It allows me to have the same striding motion as running without the impact.

Listen to everyone, follow no one.

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left between us as a human race.

The human body has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.

I run because if I didn’t, I’d be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I run…to savor the trip along the way. Life becomes a little more vibrant, a little more intense. I like that.