“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... 
No… I usually don’t like my race photos!! The older you get, I feel the worse they are. But, eh- what are you gonna do?!
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I agree… I never buy them and I appreciate when they’re free.
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Oh, I love these! I have to go back through mine! You always take great photos!
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I do not… you never see those awful ones. LOL
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Those are some lovely photos of you! The last one is my favourite. I can imagine it’s hard to get good race photos… because while running, people do faces.. I’m guessing.
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it is very hard… most of mine are very ugly.
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I don’t these are bad at all. I haven’t gone back to look at mine but I’m pretty sure most of mine look like I’m on a death march LOL.
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these are the good ones and they were hard to find.
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Hahahaha… my race photos are usually TERRIBLE. I could do a blog post of my “5 Worst Race Photos.” But you have some good ones! I guess the key is to smile and give a thumbs up. I’ll have to try that next time.
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it only happens when I spot the photographer. otherwise they are pretty scary.
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I don’t like the photos taken by the photographers. They always seem to always take bad photos of me. 🙂
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Me too. Luckily many are free so I don’t waste money.
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