You can never be sure. That’s what makes the marathon both fearsome and fascinating. The deeper you go into the unknown, the more uncertain you become. But then you finish. And you wonder later, ‘How did I do that?’ This question compels you to keep making the journey from the usual to the magical.

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"Every race is a question, and I never know until the last yards what the answer will be. That's the lure of racing."

- Joe Henderson

Inspiration

"You can never be sure. That's what makes the marathon both fearsome and fascinating. The deeper you go into the unknown, the more uncertain you become. But then you finish. And you wonder later, 'How did I do that?' This question compels you to keep making the journey from the usual to the magical."

- Joe Henderson

Inspiration

"No marathon gets easier later. The halfway point only marks the end of the beginning."

- Joe Henderson

Adversity

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