Kristin Armstrong

Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.

— Kristin Armstrong

Everyone knows I drink a lot of Diet Coke, so...I drink chocolate milk after races as my recovery drink, and you won't…

— Kristin Armstrong

The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest,…

— Kristin Armstrong

Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can…

— Kristin Armstrong

A run has never returned me exactly the same. I go, I grow.

— Kristin Armstrong

Every mile marker can be met with some measure of trepidation, in a race or in life. Am I on target? Do…

— Kristin Armstrong

Cycling is not impactful. Its just like when you are injured, have a knee surgery or something, there are so many things…

— Kristin Armstrong

If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they…

— Kristin Armstrong

I think the other thing that's interesting about the women's peloton is that if you ask what their background is most have…

— Kristin Armstrong

I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my…

— Kristin Armstrong

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When…

— Kristin Armstrong

Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation.

— Kristin Armstrong

In the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul.

— Kristin Armstrong

Before I got divorced, I was personally unfamiliar with trial, or at least trial of serious, heart-wrenching proportions. I figured that life…

— Kristin Armstrong

I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer…

— Kristin Armstrong

The way the Europeans work, most girls get paid by their federation; their country pays them. Essentially the federations say go represent…

— Kristin Armstrong

I didn't know that you could race your bike until after college. I didn't know anything about cycling except that I rode…

— Kristin Armstrong

The first day I was told that I had osteoarthritis, I thought it was the worst thing that could possibly happen to…

— Kristin Armstrong

There is something magical about running; after a certain distance, it transcends the body. Then a bit further, it transcends the mind.…

— Kristin Armstrong

I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings…

— Kristin Armstrong

We either live with intention or exist by default.

— Kristin Armstrong

Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.

— Kristin Armstrong

“If you stopped yourself every single time you were about to say, "I have to" and changed it to "I get to,"…

— Kristin Armstrong

When I forget who I am, I remind myself by finding my stride. I remember that I am strong, free, and loved,…

— Kristin Armstrong

We postpone the finality of heartbreak by clinging to hope. Though this might be acceptable during early or transitional stages of grief,…

— Kristin Armstrong