Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran.

Regardless of how distant your dreams may seem, every second counts.

There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

The only one who can tell you "You can't" is you. And you don't have to listen.-Nike

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.

People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness... Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.' Never are my senses more engaged than when the pain sets in. There is a magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.