If you're spending your entire early 20s chasing the next party,what are you running away from?
Running is just such a monestary-- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal.
George Sheehan on Running to Win: How to Achieve the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Victories
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Running is just such a monestary-- a retreat, a place to commune with God and yourself, a place for psychological and spiritual renewal.
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