Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory.

The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.

We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely... change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now.

No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.

For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and look to the day when it all is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

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