Thoughts that come while running long distances are like a dream. I remember some but most of them I do not remember. I don’t remember most of it. Is it not surprising? I wish I had remembered more about the way I place my feet, the way a pace feels, the way in which I get tired and break down. All of these are keys to not only running stronger but also leading a better life. When I look at the completed run, I see it as a whole. I do not see how it builds over time. The numbers I see like pace and distance have nothing to do with my experience of the run. There is something valuable to be learned from each moment of running, if only the realization of how little of me is present in it.