Long Distance training can be a positive & constructive form of selfishness. After all, once you're at the starting line, you're there by yourself. No one can run a single step for you. No one can jump in & help you. No one but you can make the decisions about what to do to keep going. It's all up to you.

All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens of the United States; all other persons born within the Republic, of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty, are natural born citizens. Gentleman [sic] can find no exception to this statement touching natural-born citizens except what is said in the Constitution relating to Indians.

It isn’t a matter of getting the body you want, it’s a matter of doing the most you can with the body you have.

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle.

The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else.

Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.