We Share the Sun

“The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and modesty. All these, are totally compatible with pride, ambition, determination and competitiveness”

Donald Bradman

Kipchoge answers that the key is not overextending himself in training. He is not fanatical about trying to be great all the time. He is, however, consistent and patient.

They were expected to accomplish nothing, so they could try anything. Audacity beckoned. “You ever heard of the Mountain Masochist?”

Coach Vigil believed you had to become a strong person before you could become a strong runner.

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle – when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”

Christopher McDougall

In running, as in climate action, the most sustainable pace is not all-out, all the time. That doesn’t mean you aren’t giving your best. Far from it. It just means you’re setting yourself up to give your best in the long run. Tina and Zoë used to believe that the “best” way to run was to go for it with every fiber of their being, to burn a hole in