I Speak Truths!

Each of you has an opportunity to be a leader in our sport and culture.

Don't compare yourself to athletes on instagram who are 22 or 27 or 37 this is what it is like to be in your teens or 20s or 30s or 40s or 50s or 60s or 70s or 80s - there is a natural progression that each time of our running life holds. Don't miss it just because you are wishing you were older, younger. Stop comparing your running realty and experience with someone else because we are all going through different cycles at different times. Calm down. Embrace all of it- even the bumps along the way.

How fast you run a 5k, marathon, mile doesn't equate to how much of a woman or man you are - having values, character, respect- that is what matters.

Can I be brave enough to fail in my journey towards finding out how great I can be- in life, in academics, in careers, in athletics. What am I capable of if I were not afraid to fail? The answer is anything I love.