One of her Instagram posts, Shalane Flanagan said,

"For 15 years I've woken up every day knowing I was exactly where I needed to be. The feeling of pressing the threshold of my mental and physical limits has been bliss. I've gone to bed with a giant tired smile on my face and woken up with the same smile. My obsession to put one foot in front of the other, as quickly as I can, has given me so much joy." Source

It's so inspiring what she said. I agree with you, @dzboston33. That's a great outlook and we should adopt that. Now she is a professional coach of the Nike Bowerman Track Club.