Real Runners

“It’s very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually, you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.” – George Sheehan

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."- Joseph Campbell #MemorialMonday

Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way. Run often and run long, but never outrun your joy of running ~ Julie Isphording

"We all wait in life for things to get easier. It will never get easier. What happens is you handle hard better." ~ @karalawson20 Kara Lawson

“I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” — Ronald Rook

Sometimes you are the one that has to work harder than the rest. You are the one that has to want it more. Work for what you want.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit ~ Wilma Rudolph

You don’t stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running ~ Christopher McDougall

“There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day.” — Unknown

I run because I can. #GlobalRunningDay

“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” – John Bingham #GlobalRunningDay

Listen to your body. An extra rest day or days can protect your training in the long run. Run Smart. Rest Smart.

"Tough times don't last, but tough people do." -A. C. Green

"Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still." -Chinese proverb #start #run

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory ~ William Barclay

"The human #spirit is indomitable." -Sir Roger Bannister

"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." -George Bernard Shaw #run #start #today

Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best ~ Meb Keflezighi

“Never underestimate the power of #dreams and the influence of the human spirit.” Wilma Rudolph #run