I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.

Don't confuse comfort with happiness.

If you keep chasing your dreams, one day you'll catch them.

Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

I'm not trying to take more of the pie for myself. I'm trying to make the pie larger for everyone.