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“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.”
-John Bingham, running speaker and writer

The following are some great videos. Some will motivate you, inspire you and also make you laugh.
Sometimes reading an article or a quote helps get you out the door, but a lot of the time a visual can really stimulate you to get you going.
These are some of my favorites.
**First we start off with a [...]

Here are some of my favorite quotes. Putting in on one page so if you need some motivation come check it out. Feel free to comment and add your favorites.

“A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”
- Steve Prefontaine
“I am both [...]

you wear a plastic sports watch with your dress clothes.
you can remember a time from a race 4 years ago, but you can’t remember your spouse’s birthdays or your anniversary
you are not embarassed to show someone where your hamstring “really” hurts
you know your resting heart rate, maximum heart rate, and exactly what your heart rate [...]

A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch.
“I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look,” she said. “What’s your secret for a long happy life?”

“I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day,” he said. “I also drink [...]

Running in the winter time isn’t really as bad as it may seem. Sure, there are times when you should not venture out into the storm, but a lot of times it might be a great time for a run. Running through the cold weather can help shake those winter doldrums, improve your energy level, [...]

The blog has been updated and configured and the running has started up again. Well, slowly, but I’m finally trying to get back into a routine.
This past year has been quite busy. I ran 3 races, completed 3 triathlons and logged a lot of miles. I will do a full recap closer to the end [...]

“You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.”

—
Steve Prefontaine

Choose quality over quantity. People often spend hours in the gym rather than focusing on the quality of the exercise they’re performing. Even if you can only allocate ten minutes to exercise, make those ten minutes count. Focus on performing the exercises to the best of your ability. It’s better to spend ten quality minutes [...]

August 20, 2009 (3 days before the big race) – Waking up with a cold with just 3 days before the biggest race of my life certainly threw a crimp in my race plans. I started popping cold pills and drinking tons of water and called off any last minute swim, bike or runs. I’d [...]