"I’m no great runner, by any means. I’m at an ordinary—or perhaps more like mediocre—level. But that’s not the point. The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be."
Haruki Murami, from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (via soul-runner)
(Source: becky-balances)