The injured runner is like a recent amputee victim, continually forgetting that the limb isn’t there, crestfallen at each realization. What we need more than anything is a suitable prosthetic and an attitude adjustment.
Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.
Anyone can train hard. Do you have the discipline to recover?
When you’re a dreamer, heart break and failure come with the territory, but I can tell you it’s worth it, because it’s a way of living that is both moving and memorable.
I may not be the lithest, the most talented, or have the fastest time in the field, but I have passion and courage, and sometimes that is enough to do something extraordinary.
When you recognize that failing doesn’t make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things.
Running is not who I am; it’s something I do; it’s something I love.
Make your race a playground, not a proving ground.
Perfect preparation doesn’t exist. Excellent adaptation does.
Sometimes we push ourselves. We take a workout and we use it as a way to crack open our shell, let the pain rush in and push out the stagnant wounds of the heart. Sometimes a workout sets you free.
By lifting each other up we lift ourselves up.
The Pre highlighted things I needed to tweak. I’m glad I ran there and found the things I needed to tweak and didn’t find those things out here.