Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

As we run, we become.

I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.

Runners don't quit. We fade; we "hit the wall"; we're sometimes reduced to a walk. But we keep on.

And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.