7 Quotes by Dana L. Ayers

...My "poodle" brain craves the adventures that happen during training and racing. Days-long relays, obstacle courses involving fire and barbed wire, races at night, races where you wear tutus. (Fact: that can be every race, if you want it to be.) Some adventures can be intimidating, but it’s still fun to conquer something new.

The most effective way to do it is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart.

Pro tip: If nothing else, races bring people together. Even if it is through a shared sense of helplessness and loss of dignity.

We are capable of way more than we think we are–we just need to find the spaces in which to prove ourselves.

Race successes build on top of each other and bolster your confidence. If you’re not careful, you begin consistently doing things you said you’d never do.

Failing is an important part of growing.

I still sometimes feel like I’m not really in the runners club. I’ll see someone wearing a marathon shirt and, even though I have also finished a marathon, a tiny voice inside will say, Yeah, but you only did one. And you walked at times. And it took you longer than Oprah to finish, so let’s not get carried away.