It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson Copy Share Image
I felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist. — Alan Page Copy Share Image
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest. — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
There is the truth about the marathon and very few of you have written the truth. Even if I explain to you,… — Douglas Wakiihuri Copy Share Image
Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
It is a paradox to say the human body has no 'limit.' There must be a limit to the speed at which… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see… — Mike Royko Copy Share Image
No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I think I get used to, even addicted to, the feelings associated with the end of a long training run. I love… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
I always loved running… It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten. — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem. — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen Copy Share Image
To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. — Jeff Galloway Copy Share Image
They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner. — Chuck Knox Copy Share Image
