In fact, the bandits steal the drinks and assistance provided along the course. Worse, they cross the finish line and mess up the scoring of legitimate runners. Joe Henderson assistancebadlybandit Change image and share on social
When running to fill a time quota, however, the reverse happens. You can't make that time pass any faster by rushing, so you settle into a pace that feels right to you at the moment. Each minute above a quota is a little victory. Joe Henderson fastfeltfill share on social
The hours, minutes and seconds stand as visible reminders that your effort put them all there. Preserve until your next run, when the watch lets you see how Impermanent your efforts are. Joe Henderson efforthourimpermanent Change image and share on social
Ours is a life of constant reruns. We're always circling back to where we'd we started, then starting all over again. Even if we don't run extra laps that day, we surely will come back for more of the same another day soon. Joe Henderson backcircleconstant share on social
Where did you run today? Now there's a question you don't often hear. Joe Henderson hearquestionrun Change image and share on social
A course never quite looks the same way twice. The combinations of weather, season, light, feelings and thoughts that you find there are ever-changing. Joe Henderson changecombinationfeeling Change image and share on social
That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences. Joe Henderson consciencedeviantfeel Change image and share on social
They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions. Joe Henderson checkdistanceoccasion Change image and share on social
The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat. Joe Henderson deadlinedefeatdistance Change image and share on social
I feared the verdict of the watch, where I either lost the race against time that day or would lose it soon by making the record even harder to break. The time trap had snapped shut. Joe Henderson breakdayfear Change image and share on social