Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen Copy Share Image
Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting. — Veikko Karvonen Copy Share Image
I wanted to try marathon running, but something always came up: I had a baby and a C-section or I got injured… — Veronica Webb 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
You don't need cocaine! There's another way to get real high, and really mess your mind up, it's called marathon running! — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama, competition, camaraderie & heroism — Fred Lebow 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
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
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
I don't think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don't think about the mile I'm on right now,… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
The overall experience was pretty cool just because if there was a street, it was lined with people. And for something as… — Jason Sehorn Copy Share Image
No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the… — Don Kardong 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
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can’t take it anymore.… — Haruki Murakami 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
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
Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
A Marathon is not about running, it is about salvation. We spend so much of our lives doubting ourselves, thinking we're not… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
“The effect of education on political attitudes is complicated, for democratic society. The self-professed aim of modern education is to "liberate" people… — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan 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 finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. — Jeff Galloway 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
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
