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Quote of the Day: 12/10/07

Posted December 10th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by J. R. Markham

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it.
- Jim Valvano

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Quote of the Day: 12/04/07

Posted December 4th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.”

- Goethe

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How Running Saved My Life . . .

Posted November 15th, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Jenna Sumara

Section: Motivation

Some days belong on a post card. The days when the sun shines too brightly and people act too happy. Sounds like a paradise right? Well not for me. For me the sunlight and the skipping children in their Sunday best just seemed to drill into my head the life I felt my life was missing. Sure, college life will do that to you. Sure, living away from your parents and sister and two dogs will do that to you. Sure, moving to a town in a state where you know nobody will make you crawl into your little cave and watch sappy reruns of “Full House”. That’s life baby.

But sometimes you find yourself falling so deep, you don’t know how to get on your feet again. And truth be told, at one point in my life, I didn’t even know where my feet were! I couldn’t find the “I Can Do It” person I had been when I packed my entire life into my best friend’s red Honda Civic and drove half-way up the country. This person was an “I’d rather not, thank you very much, I’d get up but it would require moving” gal now.

But, then I remember the day that all changed. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Why do we run?” - Reflections on running and life

Posted November 6th, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Rob Ulon

Section: Motivation

In speaking to friends of mine who are not runners themselves, I am often told that running is a waste of time. That it is boring, painful, and takes too long are the most cited criticisms during these conversations. And when the critics have uttered their last disparaging remark about running, I am usually asked, “Why do you run?”

It is at this moment that a sincere discussion can begin about a runner’s passion and reasons for running.

The effect of the question is undeniable, much like the effect running has on a runner’s life. In the face of criticism we look to defend our positions, whether they are our position on politics, religion, et cetera, by seeking to prove the naysayers with the reasons why they are wrong.

Conversely, when asked the reasons why we do something we love, the tension dissipates, enabling us to fully express our enthusiasm for whatever the activity is that raises our spirits. Read the rest of this entry »

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