Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

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.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

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.

The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals.