I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.

For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.

Because running fast is more fun than running slow.

Hills are speedwork in disguise.

When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.

Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?