For something to hurt that bad, and feel so good, it’s just inexplicable.
You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.
I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent. Let’s get down and dirty. Let’s fight it out. It’s raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There’s no better feeling than that.
The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself – the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us – that’s where it’s at. – Jesse Owens.