Quote by Eugenia Cheng

“A marathon is meaningless and boring unless it is metaphorical.”

— Emily Culliton

The New York Marathon: a fantastic event.

— Pope John Paul II

“On the day of the race, as I run those very streets, will I be able to fully enjoy this autumn in New York?…

— Haruki Murakami

“Success is not a marathon; it's a compilation of short races one building on the success of another.”

— Zane Baker

“Today, everything about New York leaves me feeling like I’m competing for space, and just barely hanging on.”

— Lauren Graham

“but the fact is that New York is as much a myth as a place, and because we all participate in that fiction, we…

— Siri Hustvedt

“For one thing, more and more women are running, outnumbering men in more and more marathons and half-marathons.”

— Hal Higdon

The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama, competition, camaraderie & heroism

— Fred Lebow

“That is what New York teaches: beginnings and endings; how to start a scene, and how to escape it.”

— John Weir

“It's a bit like running a marathon, isn't it? It's only when you reach the finish line that you have time to collapse.”

— Lucinda Riley

Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough…

— Martin Lel

I'm a part of Team World Vision for the New York City Marathon.

— Tayshia Adams