“Every mile marker can be met with some measure of trepidation, in a race or in life. Am I on target? Do I have what it takes to finish strong? Am I taking care to stay nourished so I can endure? Is my training proving to be sufficient? Am I prepared for the hills? It is impossible to fathom the full distance, so we make our way to the next mile marker, and the next, checking in with ourselves as we go.” WayI CanCareNextStrongRaceImpossibleMetsProveTrainingDistancePreparedEndureMilesHillsSufficientTargetFathomMarkersTrepidationFinish Strong Author:Kristin Armstrong
“If people are looking at me in my hometown, then every woman that races against me in the peloton is as well. I can tell you, every one of them now believes that they can do it. When I go to a Cascade or Nature Valley and they race against me, the girls that are say 30 seconds from me at the races are all of a sudden saying 'I'm 30 seconds from gold I mean why can't I do this.'” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanI CanGirlCan DoRaceGoldSecondsValleysHometownCascade Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I feel like I've done everything I can, and what I wanted to do.” FeelsI CanDoneWanted Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don't want to shrink back just because something isn't easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can't and I can.” WantLifeI CanEasyRoomsComfortableAreasUncomfortableHappy LifeUncertainLife And LoveShrinks Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace. With that strategy in place I can push myself for pleasure, not punishment. Maybe you can only really go when you let go.” ThinkingI CanRunningJoyPleasureFocusGraceGratitudeLetting GoStrategyPunishmentStrongest Author:Kristin Armstrong
