Endurance? You've only got to get out there and do it. Face up to it: man was meant to run. — Percy Cerutty Copy Share Image
Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way. — Jennifer Rhines 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
Why aren't you signed up for the 401K? I'd never be able to run that far. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Coming off the last turn, my thoughts changed from 'One more try...one more try...one more try...' to 'I can win! I can… — Billy Mills Copy Share Image
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning… — Paavo Nurmi Copy Share Image
Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
Almost every part of the mile is tactically important: you can never let down, never stop thinking, and you can be beaten… — John Landy Copy Share Image
I cannot have survival as my only goal. That would be too boring. My goal is to come back in my best… — Ludmila Engquist Copy Share Image
Somethings don't always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal… — Yogi Berra Copy Share Image
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an… — Fred Lebow Copy Share Image
1. Stress improvement, not perfection (or winning). 2. Don't take yourself too seriously; laugh at yourself and have fun. 3. Set attainable… — Dick Gould Copy Share Image
Thank God for running. It is the ultimate detox for me, whether my poison is bubbles, a foul mood, or a bad… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
No one knows the fear in a front runner's mind more than me. When you set off at a cracking pace for… — Ron Clarke Copy Share Image
The desire to run comes from deep within us — from the unconscious, the intuitive, the instinctive. And that desire becomes a… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
If you put down a good, solid foundation and build one room after another, pretty soon you have a house. You build… — Rod Dixon Copy Share Image
They're very tenacious. They're dedicated. Once a woman decides she's going to do something, she'll probably stick to it. The only problem… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
The one thing that I really appreciate about being a runner is the incredible friendships and camaraderie that we, as runners, share.… — Jennifer Rhines Copy Share Image
In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies… — Glenn Cunningham Copy Share Image
Some might say that it's easier to be the runner than the runner's family. — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration. — Tegla Loroupe Copy Share Image
The coach's main job is 20 percent technical and 80 percent inspirational. — Franz Stampfl Copy Share Image
Set small goals along the way and don't be overwhelmed by the process. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
A coach can be like oasis in the desert of a runner's lost enthusiasm. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road. — Ryan Shay Copy Share Image
