I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Congratulations on running a marathon without having to stop for a heart attack. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967. — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible,… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year… But mostly I run because I am an… — George A. Sheehan 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
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters. — PattiSue Plumer 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 body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be… — Jacqueline Gareau Copy Share Image
I definitely want to show how beautiful the marathon can be. I am the opponent of all those who find the marathon… — Uta Pippig Copy Share Image
The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Running a marathon was important to me, so I found time to train for it. Writing books is also important to me,… — Rachel Hollis Copy Share Image
I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon.… — Christopher Meloni Copy Share Image
I've been running a full marathon every year for more than 20 years, and my record is getting worse. Getting older, getting… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an… — Fred Lebow Copy Share Image
There are things I've always wanted to do. Things I may not be able to do, but I never really ruled them… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
As someone that has always been involved in sport, I firmly believe that people do need to be fitter and healthier in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I feel like I'd invested so much in the physical side of my life: running marathons - I brought a SEAL into… — Jesse Itzler Copy Share Image
When I was first running marathons, we were sailing on a flat earth. We were afraid we'd get big legs, grow mustaches,… — Kathrine Switzer Copy Share Image
We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become… — Amby Burfoot 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
In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon. — Joseph B. Wirthlin 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
