What we eat is a matter of life and death.

You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.

Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life

As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

We can live as we were meant to live - simply, joyously, of and on the earth. We can live with all our effort and with pure happiness.

But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind- a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus.

We all lose sometimes. We fail to get what we want. Friends and loved ones leave. We make a decision we regret. We try our hardest and come up short. It's not the losing that defines us. It's how we lose. It's what we do afterward.