If Marathoners Finish They Win.

The Study Of Motivation Goes Back To The Greeks. Their Sports Were Essential To Their Education. They Saw In Sports The Integration Of Body, Mind And Soul, The Creation Of Beauty, The Mastering Of Athletics, And The Challenge Of Competition. A French Sociologist Points This Out. "sports," He Wrote, Was Part Of The Education Of The Citizen. He Was Expected To Engage In Exercise For A Whole Series Of Reasons That Had To Do With The Shaping Of The Citizen; The Relation Between Moral Good And Physical Good; And The Growth Of A Person.

Do Not Tell Me What To Do, Tell Me What You Do. Do Not Tell Me What Is Good For Me, Tell Me What Is Good For You. If, At The Same Time, You Reveal The You In Me, If You Become A Mirror To My Inner Self, Then You Have Made A Reader And A Friend.

People Begin Running For Any Number Of Motives, But We Stick To It For One Basic Reason-to Find Out Who We Really Are.

Some Think Guts Is Sprinting At The End Of A Race. But Guts Is What Got You There To Begin With. Guts Start Back In The Hills With 6 Miles To Go And You're Thinking Of How You Can Get Out Of This Race Without Anyone Noticing. Guts Begin When You Still Have Forty Minutes Of Torture Left And You're Already Hurting More Than You Ever Remember.

We Who Run...are Different From Those Who Merely Study Us. We Are Out There Experiencing What They Are Trying To Put Into Words.