Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running..

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly..

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy..

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped..

You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. ….

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings..

Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced..

Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’.

Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition.

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs..

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think..

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever gi….

That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you..

Don't compare yourself with anyone else. The world is full of runners, so you'll probably see one every time you circle the block or your favorite pa….

Set a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed..

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And gold medals. It's about refu….

Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run.

As we run, we become..

I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed..

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost ….

Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talen….