Kristin ArmstrongTypically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.376DeathHumanityThought
Kristin ArmstrongA run has never returned me exactly the same. I go, I grow.301Reading
Kristin ArmstrongI love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.346LoveThought
Kristin ArmstrongWhen it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness. ✨ Kristin Armstrong (2011). Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run, p.81, … ▶347Thought
Kristin ArmstrongLife is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard.293LifeLove
Kristin ArmstrongI think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace. With that strategy in place I can push myself for pleasure, not punishment. Maybe you can o… ▶359Thought
Kristin ArmstrongI think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.304Thought
Kristin ArmstrongWhatever you may be missing right now - a person, a place, a feeling, maybe you are injured and missing running - whatever it is, have peace and take heart - remember that any goo… ▶316Love
Kristin ArmstrongIf we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.3510Life
Kristin ArmstrongI find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything i… ▶339Thought
Kristin ArmstrongDo the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing … ▶307PoliticsTime
Kristin ArmstrongThat's what our training is for, we practice not panicking, we practice breathing, we practice looking directly at the thing that scares us until we stop flinching, we practice ov… ▶3210Reading
Kristin ArmstrongTimes of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way w… ▶275LoveThoughtTime
Kristin ArmstrongI think I get used to, even addicted to, the feelings associated with the end of a long training run. I love feeling empty, clean, worn out, starving, and sweat-purged. I love the… ▶221LoveThought
Kristin ArmstrongThe best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know.232Humanity
Kristin ArmstrongWhen we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.245Love
Kristin ArmstrongWithout running, I would have missed the joy of rain. What could be considered an inconvenience or a bummer to the inexperienced is actually a gift. Without running, I would miss … ▶213HumanityLifeReflection
Kristin ArmstrongI write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write … ▶225HopePoliticsSadness
Kristin ArmstrongRunning has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a 'good runner' because I am me. I am a good 'me' because I am a ru… ▶182Humanity
Kristin ArmstrongWhen the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it's welcome.249Hope
Kristin ArmstrongWe either live with intention or exist by default.227Reflection
Kristin ArmstrongLearn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. ✨ Kristin Armstrong (2011). Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run, p.118, Rodale162Time
Kristin ArmstrongI want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don't want to shrink back just because something isn't easy. I want to push bac… ▶2410Life
Kristin ArmstrongThank God for running. It is the ultimate detox for me, whether my poison is bubbles, a foul mood, or a bad attitude. If I combat inertia, get out, and get moving, eventually ever… ▶153Death
Kristin ArmstrongIn the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul.175Life
Kristin ArmstrongAs I get older I see that running has changed for me. What used to be about burning calories is now more about burning up what is false. Lies I used to tell myself about who I was… ▶219Hope
Kristin ArmstrongThere is something magical about running; after a certain distance, it transcends the body. Then a bit further, it transcends the mind. A bit further yet, and what you have before… ▶208Thought
Kristin ArmstrongRunning fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, ins… ▶187HopeThought
Kristin ArmstrongDisappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.144Time
Kristin ArmstrongRunning is always an exercise in humility.1710Reading
