Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

I double-knot my shoe laces. It's a pain untying your shoes afterward-particularly if you get them wet-but so is stopping in the middle of a race to tie them.

We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

There's one rule of thumb that suggests that you need one day of recovery for every mile run in a race. Another rule of thumb...suggests one day...for every kilometer run in anger.

Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.

Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.

Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours.