I'm still making my decision in the next few days on what path I'm going to take. What really makes me excited now is to continue to give back to the….

In the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul..

To be honest, if I had to pick somebody to be related to in sport, who's better than Lance Armstrong with what he's done for the sport and with his c….

I was told that there are about 900 gold medal winners in American Olympic history. When I thought about the number 900, I wondered how many kids tha….

Without running, I would have missed the joy of rain. What could be considered an inconvenience or a bummer to the inexperienced is actually a gift. ….

Before the Olympics, there's always been a part of me that's wanted to write a book about Women's cycling because there isn't one out there and I thi….

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 didn't know that you could race your bike until after college. I didn't know anything about cycling except that I rode my bike from class to class ….

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….

I talk about role models a lot and wanting to be a role model for kids around me because I didn't have that growing up..

A run has never returned me exactly the same. I go, I grow..

I think, as most of us do, I put such high expectations on myself that this spills over onto other people. And not everyone is wired this way. Some p….

I was a runner and a soccer player living in Okinawa, Japan and I didn't have recruiters coming in to recruit me for sports. So how many kids out the….

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the ….

If people are looking at me in my hometown, then every woman that races against me in the peloton is as well. I can tell you, every one of them now b….

Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph..

There is something magical about running; after a certain distance, it transcends the body. Then a bit further, it transcends the mind. A bit further….

It truly is a little intimidating to go speak at a middle school. Sure, on one hand the kids are only around 13 years old, but on the other hand, mer….

I think that with some education there are real possibilities at the high school and college level, but more so at the college level, to bring people….

What I have learned about the sport of cycling is that you have to love it to do it because you're not going to retire off of it..

The first day I was told that I had osteoarthritis, I thought it was the worst thing that could possibly happen to me; I was done. I couldn't do anyt….