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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Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work.

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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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Running has always been a relief and a sanctuary—something that makes me feel good, both physically and mentally. For me it's not so much about the health benefits. Those are great, but I believe that the best thing about running is the joy it brings to life.

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In the end I have to hold myself accountable...I had to make a change if I really wanted to reach the goals I had set for myself. I had to get out of being comfortable and get into a situation that was going to really push me.

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

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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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I don't feel like myself unless I run. It's how I deal with sadness and happiness. I need it. It's like therapy.

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I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm in the race and I get to those dark moments, I can think of the word and it evokes that emotion for me.

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