Nothing makes me happier than to see children fall in love with a sport at a young age, no matter what the sport is. I'll always look back on the days of soccer and swimming, but nothing will ever come close to my love of running.

I wish I could tell you how much you're going to love and hate this sport at the same time. There will be days where you are going to think your legs will never, ever, want to run again. And there are going to be days where you are never going to want to stop running.

Love every second of those days.

You should always be proud of yourself, even if you don't think you ran well. Never compare yourself to your teammates, I promise you truly are different than the rest of them. And never, ever, ever, be super competitive with your teammates, they are there to be supportive and make you better.

Some say you're going to look back and think about your races when you're just starting out, and you may or may not regret the situation, but promise me you will look at it as progress. There should be no pressure on how you do your training or how you race your race until the day you dedicate your life to it.

The day you let running rule you and your being in all of its entirety is the day you will fall out of love with the sport.

Let the sport be an extra essence to your day or your being.

Never, ever, ever let one race define you. This sport is a progression and there is always room for progress.

Yes, you will most definitely get injured and you need to embrace it. It will never be the end of your world and honestly it just sets you up for an amazing concept and a whole new outlook on how you need to train and recover.

So next time you lace up your spikes just have fun, love every second of it.

One day you won't be able to run like this... so love it now before it's too late.