There's an old adage that for every second too fast per mile in the first half of the race, you'll run at least 2 seconds slower at the end.

Here is the start, there is the finish line. Between that, you have to run.

Find a way to enjoy parts of every run. Most of your runs should be mostly enjoyable.

To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life.

Everyone has stress. A good run may not erase it, but it can reduce the effect and allow runners to gain control.

When using the run-walk method to finish a marathon, the most important walk break comes in the first mile. The second most important one comes in the second mile, and so on. The point is, walk before you become fatigued.

Marathon training doesn't have to be a grind. By running for about 30 minutes two times a week, and by gradually increasing the length of a third weekly run-the long run-anyone can finish a marathon.

When I finish a run, every part of me is smiling.

Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack.