The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them. — Danny Harris Copy Share Image
I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking… — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
During the winter, you head out into the darkness for a run. When spring comes, and the first crocus pokes up its… — Nina Kuscsik 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
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 are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run… — George A. Sheehan 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
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
Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I… — Suzy Favor Hamilton Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
Marathoning is a metaphor for life, so there are a lot of parallels you can draw. I tell people to follow your… — Joan Benoit Copy Share Image
I believe in the runner's high, and I believe that those who are passionate about running are the ones who experience it… — Sasha Azevedo Copy Share Image
That's what running does to lives. It's not just exercise. It's not just achievement. It's a daily discipline that has nothing to… — Martin Dugard Copy Share Image
The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore. — Lasse Viren Copy Share Image
If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and… — Robert M. Pirsig 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
I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs. — Amby Burfoot 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
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
