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.

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.

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.

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.

The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.

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