If you want to be a better runner, you’ve got to run more. It’s as simple as that.
Tom Fleming, running coach (via eatprayrun)
If you would have told me 8 months ago that I’d be running as well as I am now, I would have thought you were crazy.
Hundreds of miles down and thousand still to go.
You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Happy + Active = Attractive.
Nothing tastes as good as HEALTHY feels.
Don’t let anyone make you think you don’t deserve what you want.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
There is no dishonor in losing the race; there is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
Garth Stein (via runspiration) (via 365to30)
Amen to that!
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient. They will not be overdue a single day!
Habakkuk 2:3
I discovered this quote in a draft blog post from last year – I don’t even remember where I saw the quote, but I found it beautiful and inspiring.