"If dying is the separation of body and spirit, then running, which brings the two together, is the purest form of aliveness. 

It is the union of your inner and outer life. Your mind is just the mechanism, the starter...Running requires you to fully embrace your individuality and confront who you are. You run on the strength of your character—not your team, not your gym, not your gear, not your wallet, not your looks, not your resume, not your past nor your future. 

Some days are good, some days are bad, but what remains the same is that you can run away from everything but yourself. 

You are the only thing that you run toward. And sometimes you find that your true self is already out there, running." 

- Chelsea Holden Baker