Just finished reading The Extra Mile by Pam Reed. It’s truly inspirational. Picked a few quotes to share.
“Running within yourself.”
~Pam Reed
“Anyone who continues participating in this sport will develop personal preferences. They offer the challenge I’m looking for and also another element I’m coming to value more: I want an event that’s physically and mentally demanding without being stressful on the way everyday life is. I can get enough of that elsewhere. When I’m running, I want to get where I want to go_ which is not to the supermarket, the car wash, or the veterinarian.
~Pam Reed
“Looking for new ‘virgin territory’ to savor is not always about finding something farther or harder, though those things have strong appeal to an athlete of my ilk. Other ‘firsts’ can be very pleasurable too. And some of them I would have never have thought to look for.
~Pam Reed.
“I’ve gotten to a point where I feel pretty capable of dealing with physical challenges. It took me a long time, and I’m glad it did. Yet I don’t ever want to feel like I’ve ‘mastered’ this. I don’t want to lose the excitement, or even the little bit of fear that comes from going a little farther or trying something new.”
~Pam Reed
