Exercise Is Done Against One's Wishes And

The Most Important Thing I Learned [from Running] Is That There Is Only One Runner In This Race, And That Is Me.

Sport Is Where An Entire Life Can Be Compressed Into A Few Hours, Where The Emotions Of A Lifetime Can Be Felt On An Acre Or Two Of Ground, Where A Person Can Suffer And Die And Rise Again On Six Miles Of Trails Through A New York City Park. Sport Is A Theater Where Sinner Can Turn Saint And A Common Man Become An Uncommon Hero, Where The Past And The Future Can Fuse With The Present. Sport Is Singularly Able To Give Us Peak Experiences Where We Feel Completely One With The World And Transcend All Conflicts As We Finally Become Our Own Potential.

The Desire To Run Comes From Deep Within Us — From The Unconscious, The Intuitive, The Instinctive. And That Desire Becomes A Passion When The Runner Learns To Race. Then, The Race Becomes All — The Lovemaking Of The Runner.

We Who Run...are Different From Those Who Merely Study Us. We Are Out There Experiencing What They Are Trying To Put Into Words.

Life Is A Positive-sum Game. Everyone From The Gold Medallist To The Last Finisher Can Rejoice In A Personal Victory.