“Mind sees world from various perspectives when body does long-distance running.”

“When you feel life's slow, run !”

“Running is an effort to escape from comfort zone.”

“You can alter mood by running.”

“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”

“At the end of the day it's about how much you can bear, how much you can endure. Being together, we harm nobody; being apart, we extinguish ourselves.”

“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”

“Advice of all kinds from experienced marathoners can sweep you away. Your training, reading and racing will expand your network and everyone has a story the best shoes, clothes, energy foods. Dont...”

“When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulderswomen fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.”

“Body follows mind. If the mind compares itself to others this could lead to overtraining. Tune out what other runners do and how fast they run. Tune in, instead, to how your body wants to increase ...”

“Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.”

“Sports can't be run by governments.”

“You can't just let nature run wild.”