Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm in the race and I get to those dark moments, I can think of the word and it evokes that emotion for me.

Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.

I don't feel like myself unless I run. It's how I deal with sadness and happiness. I need it. It's like therapy.

Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.

You can't do in a race what you haven't prepared for.

After we put my son to bed, my husband and I curl up and watch a movie or TV. That's when I finally put up my feet and have my glass of wine and a brownie.