The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me.

Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach.

People begin running for any number of motives, but we stick to it for one basic reason-to find out who we really are.

There is no substitute for learning to live in our bodies.

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience.

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment.

If marathoners finish they win.