“She didn’t see what everyone else saw. She was too busy fighting for more; for the next victory, in whatever shape it might come- as small as counting the exact number of steps in a flight of stairs, as big as getting in the Ivy League. For a moment, sometimes longer, these victories slowed the treadmill on which her mind churned, the one that made her feel she could never keep up.” InspirationalRunningFightingVictoryRunRunner Book:What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen Source: What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
“A runner is always attempting to control everything- time, energy, form, workouts, food intake, hydration- yet simultaneously conscious that she shouldn’t become controlled by any one variable. She is the agent. It’s as if each discipline is a necklace, and a runner must know when to put one on, when to take one off, when she can handle more than one, when she can’t . If all runners lose this talent for calibration, they end up wearing all the necklaces at once, and they sink. In other words, the art of elite running is often about the negative space. It’s less about knowing when to run; more about knowing when not to.” RunningRunRunner Book:What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen Source: What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen