Competitive Quote by Dean Karnazes

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal…

— George A. Sheehan

Many run primarily for the exercise, but others run to condition themselves for well-publicized races of various distances.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

We runners are all a little nutty, but we're good people who just want to enjoy our healthy, primitive challenge. Others may not understand…

— John J. Kelley

Ultimately, the best runners are the ones who are willing to work very hard but who have a little bit of a lazy streak…

— Benji Durden

It takes patience to become the best runner you can be. Top athletes realize that running is a long-term sport. It is set up…

— Anthony Famiglietti

People are so easily impressed by running, but I run pretty frequently.

— Julie Bowen

Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who…

— Haile Gebrselassie

I don't think you can become an outstanding runner unless you get a certain amount of enjoyment out of the suffering. You have to…

— Derek Clayton

A lot of people think track, you just run, that's all you do. No. There's a lot of technical aspects to it as well.…

— Marquise Goodwin

Many runners worry about who is in the race, or they think about the time they must run to win. I only try to…

— Henry Rono

Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.

— Haruki Murakami

One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a…

— Kara Goucher