“Every time you breathe, you exhale some 25 sextillion (that’s 2.5 x 1022) molecules of oxygen—so many that with a day’s breathing you will in all likelihood inhale at least one molecule from the breaths of every person who has ever lived.”
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
“And running—serious, dogged, long-distance running—is the one thing we do superlatively well.”
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
“Runs end, running is forever.”
― A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion
― A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion
“Once you descend into that dark place out on the trail, where everything is crashing down around you, you need to find something real to keep you moving. It could be love or pain, but it has to be real. It certainly won’t be Facebook likes.”
― The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
― The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
“at the end of all our exploring we will arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time.”
― A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion
― A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion
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