I double-knot my shoe laces. It's a pain untying your shoes afterward-particularly if you get them wet-but so is stopping in the middle of a race to ….

In the big city, if the man next door happens to be a slum landlord, a Mafia bag man, or a long distance runner, what does it matter, as long as he p….

How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!.

Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem..

Life is a series of hard and easy runs..

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….

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….

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

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

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

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..

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….

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

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..

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..