You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running. — Christopher McDougall 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
Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even… — Jim Fixx 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
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
What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best… — Hal Higdon 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
Love yourself, for who and what you are; protect your dream and develop your talent to the fullest extent. — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm… — Sasha Azevedo Copy Share Image
To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up,… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
One foot in front of the other. Repeat as often as necessary to finish. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren 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
The answer to the big questions in running is the same as the answer to the big questions in life: Do the… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows… — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. — John Bingham Copy Share Image
Anybody running beats anybody walking, and anybody walking beats anybody sitting. — Tom Bunk Copy Share Image
Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or… — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
Run with your heart instead of your mind. When you think with your mind, you think of the things you can and… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image