Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the … - Amby Burfoot

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God has no other hands than ours. If the sick are to be healed, it is our hands that will heal them. If the lonely and the frightened are to be comforted, it is our embrace, not God's, that will comfort them.

Amby Burfoot

Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.

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I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

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I run because I enjoy it — not always, but most of the time. I run because I have always run — not trained, but run. What do I get? Joy and pain. Good health and injuries. Exhilaration and despair. A feeling of accomplishment and a feeling of waste. The sunrise and the sunset.

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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

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Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines. . . or other new beginnings.

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You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.

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