Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performanc….

The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder..

Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day..

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be..

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued..

Rested, Refreshed, and Ready to run, the three Rs of peak performance..

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average..

The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon..

Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills..

Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately..

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit..

Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish..

Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good..

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in stre….

I finished a marathon..

What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day..

There's one rule of thumb that suggests that you need one day of recovery for every mile run in a race. Another rule of thumb...suggests one day...fo….

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength d….

Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours..

The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals..

It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more..