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
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
One foot in front of the other. Repeat as often as necessary to finish. — Haruki Murakami 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
For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way. — Jennifer Rhines 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
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
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability… — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
Don't feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can… — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
When you run in the morning, you gain time. It's like stretching 24 hours into 25. You may need less sleep and… — Fred Lebow Copy Share Image
I run because it's so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you… — Arthur Blank Copy Share Image
Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and… — Doris Brown Heritage Copy Share Image
If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
You must have a training routine so that what you do happens automatically. If I got up in the morning and thought… — Robert de Castella Copy Share Image
People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
If you're going to while away the years, it's far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in… — Haruki Murakami 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
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
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. — John Bingham Copy Share Image
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight. — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
Running has thrown me into adventures that I would otherwise have missed. — Benjamin Cheever Copy Share Image
Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
It is better, I think, to begin easily and get your running to be smooth and relaxed and then to go faster… — Henry Rono 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
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible, nothing unattainable. — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes. — Scott Tinley 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
I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs. — Amby Burfoot Copy Share Image
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen 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
Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. — George S. Patton 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
