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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

In the big city, if the man next door happens to be a slum landlord, a Mafia bag man, or a long distance runner, what does it matter, as long as he puts his garbage out on Tuesdays?