The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.

It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more.

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

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.

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