I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special.

Sometimes the moments that challenge us the most, define us.

The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either trying to run a personal best, or toeing the line for the first time, which will snowball into a future of trying to run personal bests. We road racers are a tight community of mileage-happy, limit-pushing athletes.

I simply adore the exhaustion that comes with training hard.

I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special.

As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on.

I love challenges and hurdles because they are opportunities.