That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life it.

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Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle.

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You can't do in a race what you haven't prepared for.

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After we put my son to bed, my husband and I curl up and watch a movie or TV. That's when I finally put up my feet and have my glass of wine and a brownie.

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Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

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Once you make the decision that you will not fail, the heart and the body will follow.

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It doesn't matter how fast or how far you're going. If you're putting on your shoes and going out for a run, you are a runner, you are in that club.

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There are a million reasons why you can't. Focus on the few reasons why you can.

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Be unrelenting. If you don't believe, then who will?

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Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand.

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