I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
When I came to New York in 1978, I was a full-time school teacher and track runner, and determined to retire from… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
To understand Cerutty you have to see him as a multifaceted personality. He could be both charming and very abusive. He was… — John Landy 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
I felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist. — Alan Page Copy Share Image
It may not always feel wonderful. but you're out there doing it. You're running while others are just walking. Or sitting around.… — Deborah Reber Copy Share Image
Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is… — Lynn Jennings 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
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
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen 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
Get out well, but not too quickly, move through the field, be comfortable. Strategy-wise, go with your strengths. If you don't have… — John Treacy Copy Share Image
It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell… — Alan Sillitoe Copy Share Image
I think there's only one sensible place for a person to be at 5:30 in the morning. That's in bed. And what… — Derek Clayton Copy Share Image
The marathon's about being in contention over the last 10K. That's when it's about what you have in your core. You have… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
Set small goals along the way and don't be overwhelmed by the process. — Kara Goucher 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
You can actually suffer a little bit more going slowly than when you're going really fast. A faster marathon might even be… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
