So I try, in the short amount of time I have, to take care of all these things as best I can. And I have to keepup my running to prepare for the NYC Marathon. Evenif there were two of me, I still couldn‘t do all that has tobe done. No matter what, though, I keep up my run-ning. Running every day is a kind of lifeline for me, soI‘m not going to lay off or quit just because I‘m busy. If Iused being busy as an excuse not to run, I‘d never runagain. I have only a few reasons to keep on running, anda truckload of them to quit. All I can do is keep those fewreasons nicely polished. - P73
People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they‘ll go to any length to live longer. But Idon‘t think that‘s the reason most people run. Most run-ners run not because they want to live longer, butbecause they want to live life to the fullest. If you‘re - P82
going to while away the years, it‘s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive than in a fog, and I believe running helps you do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that‘s the essence of running, and a metaphor for life-and for me, for writing as well. I believe many runners would agree. - P83
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