Food for Run & Thought, 20-2014

"The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless. "

Dean Karnazes, author of Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss

"There is nothing quite so gentle, deep, and irrational as our running - and nothing quite so savage, and so wild."


Bernd Heinrich, Ph.D., author of Why We Run: A Natural History

"Just move your legs. Because if you don't think you were born to run, you're not only denying history; you're denying who you are."

Dr. Dennis Bramble, University of Utah biologist, quoted in Born to Run 

"In a ski race, you can tuck down a hill and recover for a bit; in a running race, you work hard at all times, which builds mental toughness."

Susan Dunklee, 2014 Winter Olympic hopeful in the Biathlon

"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

Michael Jordan