Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas. — Esa Tikkanen Copy Share Image
After having polio, my right leg was weaker, so I wasn't great at football. But I swam lots and even did long-distance… — Donovan 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
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
Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take… — Lynn Swann Copy Share Image
Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished. — Jack Lovelock 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
“I'm no great runner, by any means. I'm at an ordinary - or perhaps more like mediocre- level.But that's not the point.… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I did javelin, swimming, long distance running. But the reason I did these other sports was because of boxing. I didn't want… — Daniel Dubois Copy Share Image
I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no… — Arthur Lydiard 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
Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Everybody in middle-distance running knows each other, and we all know what we are capable of. — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen 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
I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Of course, long-distance running has to do with the fact that we're hunters. — Freeman Dyson 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
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren Copy Share Image
In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself. — Franz Stampfl 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
“Long-distance running is not just about training, stamina or talent. It has more to do with controlling your mind and building your… — Sumedha Mahajan Copy Share Image
“There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put on's house… — Gabrielle Zevin 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
The single biggest change in middle-distance running, from the 1500 metres to 10,000 metres, has been the track surface. — Herb Elliott Copy Share Image
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
“There was something terribly sad, yet terribly uplifting, about watching this prophet of the ancient art of distance running turning his back… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is… — Gordon Pirie Copy Share Image
We do a lot of lifting, and mix it up with upper body and lower body. A lot of circuit training for… — Madison Keys Copy Share Image
I haven't seen too many American distance men on the international scene willing to take risks. I saw some U.S. women in… — Billy Mills 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
I guess I am basically most comfortable when I'm alone. As a kid, I was very much a loner. I love long… — Kevin Conroy Copy Share Image
