Thoughts for the Road: On Faith

On faith,

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" ~Philippians 4:13

Thoughts for the Road: On Being a "Real" Runner

"I often hear someone say I'm not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner." 
-Bart Yasso

"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 twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run."

--John Bingham

"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that." 
-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder

Thoughts for the Road: On Starting Out

"Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport." ~ Bill Rodgers

"If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it." 
~ Priscilla Welch

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

Thoughts for the Road: Words of Encouragement

In a recent fun run I just did, I saw something aside from the number of kilometers on the signposts in the road. Several encouraging messages were displayed for all us runners to read as we passed by. I, for one, was inspired by these messages and they helped me persevere as I go through kilometer by kilometer.

That's why I also thought that words, while simple as they seem, have also the power to do great things. They can inspire us. Motivate us. Help us through struggles. Here in a new category, Thoughts for the Road, I want to share many of the inspirational messages, famous quotes, verses, and other sayings from various sources that have come upon my way through the ages. I hope these words will help encourage us not only in running, but also in everyday life.