I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe 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
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
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year… But mostly I run because I am an… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Top results are achieved only through pain. But eventually you like this pain. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters. — PattiSue Plumer 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 real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen Copy Share Image
I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple… — Ryan Reynolds 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
Training for a marathon is much like climbing a ladder. Each ring is a short-term goal that must be met in sequence… — Richard Benyo Copy Share Image
The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be… — Jacqueline Gareau Copy Share Image
I actually just did a workout with Jared Fogle from Subway. He's training for a marathon, so we went through a little… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware… — John Farrington 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
Life is a marathon and you have to pace yourself. I believe that slow and steady wins the race, so in that… — Carole Radziwill 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
I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do. — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren Copy Share Image
Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who… — Jerome Drayton 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
Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson Copy Share Image
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me. — Said Aouita Copy Share Image
