Quote Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama View Post
Inspiration needed!
Ama, whenever I'm feeling out of sorts about my running for whatever reason, I pick up this book, open it anywhere, and start reading. It's a little out of date on the "science" part, but I love the way John Jerome wrote about running (he passed in 2002). Here's a gem for you:

"The greatest gift that running has given me--after continuing health, a daily visit to my interior life, and a warm feeling for everyone else who enjoys the sport--is what might be called a sympathy for physiology. Not in the poor-baby sense of sympathy, but in the isn't-that-wonderful sense. The training effect itself--the body's natural improvement in response to stress--is the most delicious small piece of physiology I know."

And my personal favorite:

"Physical change takes place at the level of the cell. That's why nothing in training is more important than patience."

Do what you can and be gentle with yourself!