The road does not discriminate.

It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor; fast or slow; young or old; heavy or thin. The road will always welcome you. I won't judge you for who you are or where you  have been. All it cares about is where it will take you. All that matters to it is how hard you try to beat yourself today. You are a runner and the road is your friend!

You know you're a runner...

these things take a whole new meaning when you have joined a marathon.
when i was still in public office, these things hold honors and titles to my chest. but now, they hold a much more important thing every time i stand on the starting corral... my race bib! =)