Eventually we all cross that same finish line. What matters, I guess, is how you choose to run the race.
—Dean Karnazes
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Inspiration: Winning Doesn’t Always Mean Getting First Place
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In honour of Meb Keflezighi‘s historic victory at the 118th Boston Marathon, here is an inspirational passage from his autobiography, Run to Overcome: The Inspiring Story of an American Champion’s Long-Distance Quest to Achieve a Big Dream.
I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself. One of my greatest joys is inspiring other people to perform at their best.
—Meb Keflezighi
Here’s a video of Meb crossing the finish line at Boston:
Inspiration: Running — Gentle, Deep, Irrational, Savage & Wild
“There’s nothing quite so gentle, deep and irrational as our running — and nothing so savage, and so wild.”
—Bernd Heinrich
Inspiration: Challenge = Change
Inspiration: I Will
“I’m glad to be here right now, poking at my threshold. I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don’t want to shrink back just because something isn’t easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can’t and I can. Maybe that spot is called I will.”
What WILL you work to accomplish as a runner? Let me know in the comments.
