Who said that?

“Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, “I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.” It’s more then just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better then anyone else. It’s being creative.”
Steve Prefontaine

In the running world there are “experts” such as Jeff Galloway, Matt Fitzgerald, Jenny Hadfield, Martin Dugard and way too many to name.  Yes they write books about running, and famous about what they write, but who are the real experts in the running world?  I believe that you can take their advice, and learn from what you’ve read, but the real expert is you.  If you know how to run and you know that you can do it well, aren’t you an expert?  Maybe I could be an expert and write 17 books on how to run, but why tell people how to run.  Every single human being is different on this beautiful planet, and everyone can run different. If they want to PR then yes you need the advice, books and all the tips on how to do better, but if you are running for yourself then you are enough of an expert for me.

Almost every expert in the field of running says that running is a wonderful exercise, and can do good for anyone.  The true nature of running is to stay fit, stay healthy, live longer, and more than any reason to run is for yourself.