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.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

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

Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

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.

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.