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John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American Republican Representative from Ohio, an assistant to Judge Advocate General in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination, and a prosecutor in the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson. He is also the principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent.

Marathon, Marathons, Running, Talent, Tenacity

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

Dedication, Fine, Lifetime, Might, Motivated, Needs

Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

Believe, Farther, Running, Strong, Young

Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.

Day, Gives, Giving, Opportunity, Runner, Running

You already have everything you need to be a long-distance athlete. It's mindset, not miles, that separates those who do from those who dream.

Athlete, Distance, Dream, Miles

Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I'm content with what I can do and if I'm completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. It's only when I face frustration and use it to fuel my dedication that I feel myself moving forwards.

Distance, Moving Forward, Runner, Running, Satisfied, Step

Focus on where you are instead of where you wish you were. The joy will follow.

Focus, Instead, Joy, Wish

Long Distance training can be a positive & constructive form of selfishness. After all, once you're at the starting line, you're there by yourself. No one can run a single step for you. No one can jump in & help you. No one but you can make the decisions about what to do to keep going. It's all up to you.

Constructive, Distance, Keep, Long, Running

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy every moment of movement, as long as where we are is as good as where we'd like to be. That's not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking of what's left to be done (p. 159).

Accomplished, Journey, Movement, Running, Thinking

The only magic in our lives as runners is the magic of consistency. Not every run will make you feel great.

Consistency, Magic, Make, Runners, Running

I didn't train all that time just to come here and get it over with as fast as I can

Come, Fast, Funny Running, Running, Train

Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

Belief, Beliefs, Moving, Running, Stop

Every human being born within the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.

Citizens, Foreign, Language, Natural, Parent, United States

What you learn is often determined by what you need to know. If you think you're weak, you will learn that you are strong. If you think you are indestructible, you will learn that you are fragile. In the end though, you will learn that you are human. You are no more and no less than all those who are learning their lessons as you learn yours.

Determined, Know, Needs, Strong, Think, Thinking

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start.

Good, Running, Solve, Thinking, Would Be

We run to undo the damage we've done to body and spirit. We run to find some part of ourselves yet undiscovered.

Body, Done, Part, Running, Spirit, Undo

It isn’t a matter of getting the body you want, it’s a matter of doing the most you can with the body you have.

Body, Matter, Want

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.

Journey, Joy, Mattered, Runner, Running

All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens of the United States; all other persons born within the Republic, of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty, are natural born citizens. Gentleman [sic] can find no exception to this statement touching natural-born citizens except what is said in the Constitution relating to Indians.

Land, Law, Natural, Parent, Persons, Statement

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

Courage, Inspirational, Miracle, Softball, Sports, Start

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