“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
You have so many great memories from this year so far! It’s hard to pick just few favorites, isn’t it?
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It is. And that’s a good problem.
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So many fun pictures and memories! It’s fun to scroll back through Instagram, isn’t it?
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Yes it is… I love it because you don’t have to write or read a lot.
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YOU shared a great variety of all those memories. I wouldn’t know where to begin if I had to pick a handful of my favorite memories…
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It was very difficult to limit myself. Lol.
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It is so hard to pick favorites! Always fun to take a scroll down memory lane
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It is. But you can never post too many.
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I love all the photos you selected, and I still think your birthday cake is just so cool!
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That’s one of my favorites.
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I love all of your pictures! Now I wished I would have picked more to post.
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Next week. You get to choose from FB.
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Great choice of photos! Now I’m curious to see mine from recent posts.
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Thanks – hard to choose…
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