That's what our training is for, we practice not panicking, we practice breathing, we practice looking directly at the thing that scares us until we stop flinching, we practice overriding our Can't.

I had to quit triathlons, I continued to be active and worked in advertising agency .

If there were any people who were my role models I would just say it was my family's influence and the family and the kids around me.

Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, inspiring hope and creativity.

A run has never returned me exactly the same. I go, I grow.

Thank God for running. It is the ultimate detox for me, whether my poison is bubbles, a foul mood, or a bad attitude. If I combat inertia, get out, and get moving, eventually every kind of toxin works its way out.

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.