Race Quotes by Don Kardong

Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

— Don Kardong

The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through Rip Van…

— Don Kardong

Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running is needed…

— Don Kardong

In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your knees -…

— Don Kardong

Cold is not without its risks to runners, of course, especially ones who don't head south when winter visits their neighborhood. Even pooh-pooh-ers of…

— Don Kardong

If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter mile -…

— Don Kardong

Fartlek, or speed play, is variable-pace running that emphasizes creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to - telephone poles, trees, buildings,…

— Don Kardong

Running at night used to frighten me. Part of it was simply safety, the question of whether level ground would truly appear under each…

— Don Kardong

A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other…

— Don Kardong

We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity.

— Don Kardong

You entered a marathon with hills? You idiot.

— Don Kardong

When I was in middle school, and teachers lectured about World War II, the conflict seemed impossibly distant and irrelevant. And it had only…

— Don Kardong

When I started running, a gadget was a wristwatch with a secondhand on it.

— Don Kardong

If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume,…

— Don Kardong

For most teenage runners, the right foods means a varied diet, decreasing the amount of fat found in the typical American diet and replacing…

— Don Kardong