Marathons are extraordinarily difficult, but if you've got the training under your belt, and if you can run smart, the races take care of themselves. When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.

Running in the morning has me appreciate all the choices that come later in the day. The choices I make after running seem healthier, wiser and kinder.

I felt my throat start to close up, and I didn't think I was getting enough oxygen. I was scared, and I thought about quitting. But you don't want to quit when you've trained so hard and long for one race.

When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.

A goal is just an awesome way to force growth on yourself.

I simply adore the exhaustion that comes with training hard.

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