There's an old adage that for every second too fast per mile in the first half of the race, you'll run at least 2 seconds slower at the end.

The most important force inside you for feeling better all the time is the will to get more fit.

I spent the first twenty years of my running career trying to run as many miles as I could as fast as I could. Then I spent the next twenty years trying to figure out how to run the least amount of miles needed to finish a marathon. And I've come to the conclusion the second way is much more enjoyable.

The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you'll receive. But it's just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey.

A lifestyle change begins with a vision and a single step.

To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life.

We are designed to run and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so.