The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows. — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. — Oprah Winfrey 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
I lean with the hill. I know I'm doing it right if it feels like I'm going to fall on my face… — Ed Eyestone Copy Share Image
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your… — Juma Ikangaa 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
There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out… — Grete Waitz 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
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 ran my first sub-4-minute mile in 1977 and since then have run 136 more. Nobody has run as many sub-4s as… — Steve Scott Copy Share Image
The stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and… — Russell Simmons 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
Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few… — Hermann Hesse 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
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
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
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
Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its… — Amby Burfoot 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
It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it. — Brooks Johnson Copy Share Image
The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
They say the breaks even up in the long run, and the trick is to be a long-distance runner. — Chuck Knox Copy Share Image
To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. — Jeff Galloway Copy Share Image
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen Copy Share Image
Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem. — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten. — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
