Advantage Quote by Emil Zatopek

Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.

— Hal Higdon

I always enjoyed the training more than I did the racing. There was a high level of anxiety in racing that I did not…

— Gerry Lindgren

Races always are good to show where you are reaching in your training as well as to keep you sharpened. Every race, in my…

— David Rudisha

I train for two reasons. Number one, I love working out, and number two, I want to win. You can't win if you don't…

— Branch Warren

Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out…

— Anonymous

You can't do in a race what you haven't prepared for.

— Kara Goucher

Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration…

— Dean Karnazes

The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.

— Anonymous

My approach to the races hasn't changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it,…

— Valentino Rossi

We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

— Alberto Salazar

Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

— Dale Earnhardt

Experience will always win in this sport. That experience helps with a lot of things, even in the race shop. You are going to…

— Kevin Harvick