Food for Run and Thought 7

「Friendships are born on the field of athletic strife and the real gold of competition.」Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete and Olympic gold medal winner

「The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.」Jacqueline Gareau, 1980 Boston Marathon champion

「Believe in yourself, know yourself, deny yourself, and be humble.」Irish Olympian John Treacy's four principles of training prior to Los Angeles 84

「Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.」Steve Prefontaine, American middle and long-distance runner

「When people ask me why I run, I tell them, there's not really a reason, it's just the adrenalin when you start, and the feeling when you cross that finish line, and know that you are a winner no matter what place you got. 」Courtney Parsons