Running the spiritual path doesn't mean that you are going to attain enlightenment in a hurry. Running is simply another means of traveling the path. The path is both circular and spiraling. There is no hurry and goals are meaningless. God exists all along the path and at all levels. Our task is to be aware of that Presence as we move along it. The true runner can see God more clearly while running.
— Roger Joslin, Running the Spiritual Path