Racing in the Rain

"To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter every day. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to."- Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

"It makes one realize that the physicality if our world is a boundary to us only if our will is weak; a true champion can accomplish things that a normal person would think impossible."- Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

“When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race.”–Jay Foonberg, 72-year-old runner