Joe Henderson

The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#also #bandits #cheers #chip #course

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

#efforts #hours #how #lets #minutes

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

#behind #deadline #defeat #distance #every

The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#chance #could #course #dozens #easily

They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#distance #known #mostly #occasions #only

This act demonstrates graphically a turning away the past and moving ahead. You now get to refresh your time in a friendly way by running with the watch instead of against it or away from it. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#against #ahead #away #demonstrates #friendly

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#count #days #deal #every #everything

Where did you run today? Now there's a question you don't often hear. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#hear #now #often #question #run

Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#courses #dozens #home #hours #hundreds