I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them. — Danny Harris Copy Share Image
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
Congratulations on running a marathon without having to stop for a heart attack. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible,… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
Running a marathon is a stressful event for your body, mind and spirit. But when you put yourself through that willingly, consciously… — Milind Soman Copy Share Image
“You won’t be running marathons and lifting weights. You may have trouble getting up the stairs. You may have trouble just getting… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
A sprinter should always know if he is on the right track and right direction, but it's not exactly true with those… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear leaves and listen to rain and… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Every runner has a specific motivation and inspiration for running a marathon. This year, all 36,000 of us will 'run together' to… — Meb Keflezighi Copy Share Image
Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had… — Edwin van der Sar Copy Share Image
It's not that your back hurts, .. You get these horrible, ice cream brain-freeze headaches. So I would go in on the… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
I feel like I'd invested so much in the physical side of my life: running marathons - I brought a SEAL into… — Jesse Itzler Copy Share Image
As someone that has always been involved in sport, I firmly believe that people do need to be fitter and healthier in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
There are things I've always wanted to do. Things I may not be able to do, but I never really ruled them… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become… — Amby Burfoot 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
When I was first running marathons, we were sailing on a flat earth. We were afraid we'd get big legs, grow mustaches,… — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon. — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967. — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
