If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for 20 years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

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"What distinguishes those of us at the starting line from those of us on the couch is that we learn through running to take what the days gives us, what our body will allow us, and what our will can tolerate."

- John Bingham

Self-awareness

"The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."

- John Bingham

Courage

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."

- John Bingham

Courage

"It's just as important to remember that each footstrike carries you forward, not backward. And every time you put on your running shoes you are different in come way than you were the day before. This is all good news."

- John Bingham

Growth

"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far."

- John Bingham

Belief in Self

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