Ten things I Love about Running

February 14th, 2012 | Tags: , ,
  1. The hardcore feeling you get when while running in the cold rain and snow.
  2. The ability to track your progress and evaluate your efforts with technology.
  3. Gear, gear, and more gear!
  4. Setting and beating goals.
  5. The clarity that after a long run.
  6. Watching the steam pour off you body as you stretch after a long run in the early morning cold.
  7. Cool spring evenings in farm country.
  8. Nature’s smells while out in the early morning or evening. Like being a kid again.
  9. Getting faster.
  10. How it motivates me.

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Never give up.

September 13th, 2011 | Tags: ,

“I ran as hard as I could. In fact, I hobbled past two people in the last two laps. I was 13th, and way off a PR, but I hit the goal I had set for myself. I absolutely never gave up in the race.”

– Kara Goucher on her performance at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea

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