Running is a grownup's lost link to playing outside..

I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running….

I think I get used to, even addicted to, the feelings associated with the end of a long training run. I love feeling empty, clean, worn out, starving….

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in..

It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are ….

Perhaps love's greatest gift--that it is indeed unconditional--is also its greatest curse..

I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I ….

I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy b….

Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a 'good runner' because I am me. I am….

Running is always an exercise in humility..

I think it doesn't happen overnight, that's for sure. As the first gold medalist since 1984, I think cycling needs to ride that wave right now, becau….

Everyone knows I drink a lot of Diet Coke, so...I drink chocolate milk after races as my recovery drink, and you won't ever find me without a peanut ….

I'm not the kind to go out and tell people 'Oh yeah I'm a gold medalist.'.

I love the sport, I haven't made millions off of it so maybe that's why I just feel like a normal person, I just feel regular, so that when I walk ou….

US Cycling is doing a lot now with camps in different towns or different regions, but I think a great place, and I'm not sure how much it's been hit,….

It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentiona….

I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don't want to shrink back just because something ….

I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and star….

Sweat has the power to end a pity party in such a way that even the hostess is happy..

As I get older I see that running has changed for me. What used to be about burning calories is now more about burning up what is false. Lies I used ….

I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace..