“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” ~ John Bingham
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” ~ Lance Armstrong
"In running, it doesn't matter if 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
“There is no better feeling in the world than to take your mind and body to a place you thought it couldn’t go; a place you thought it didn’t belong. You should all try it sometime.” ~ Shauna Reid
“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.” ~ Dean Karnazes
"I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." ~ Steve Prefontaine
"From the moment you cross the start line, you know that crossing the finish line will be one of the best moments of your life." ~ Author Unknown
"You have a choice, you can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face." ~ Gatorade 3
"There is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving." ~ Amby Burfoot
"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
My First 5K and More... 
I dont worry about it but I like to know where it is..my scale calculate it so I can see it any day… I had seen this on another blog and it is pretty interesting. I am like an ethiopian…! If I enter my data as a Canadian I am below 90% of pop with 19 BMI If I enter in the USA it goes up to 96%….What is important in this is not my number I think but the USA stats…you are so right it shows a lot of american are fat…and that is something to be worried about. also agree that would be nice to compare active people does not have to be just runners..
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Wow that is pretty cool…I was below average nationally and unfortunately above average globally….I am most like someone from Chile, lol…thanks for sharing…
http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com
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Cool to see the global conparisons. I’m sure that I feel great knowing that I am below 84% nationally and 54% globally. It just makes me feel sad for how little it seems that others care.
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This was cool! 🙂 I still need to get mine lower, but it’s a heck of a lot lower since before I started running!!
Shannon
http://www.irunreadteach.wordpress.com
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You are in better shape than me. I am: 22 bmi, 92% national and 72% global.
Thanks for sharing.
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