Rested, Refreshed, and Ready to run, the three Rs of peak performance.

Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.

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.

I finished a marathon.

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

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.

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.