Marathons Quote by Fred Lebow

In order to finish first, you first have to finish.

— Stirling Moss

To finish first, you must first finish.

— Rick Mears

In the beginning you likely say, 'I run.' With more confidence, you say, 'I am a runner.'

— Gloria Averbuch

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

— Amby Burfoot

Here is the start, there is the finish line. Between that, you have to run.

— Jeff Galloway

For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

— Dean Karnazes

In any situation, I think running is a last resort in some sense. You want to make the read and put the ball where…

— Daniel Jones

“Right before you head out running, it can be hard to remember exactly why you're doing it. You often have to override a nagging…

— Adharanand Finn

I'm a runner first before anything else.

— Haile Gebrselassie

Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.

— Hal Higdon

“Yes: the race is long—to finish first, first you must finish.”

— Garth Stein

“The start of a run is like the start of a writing session: First you resist, then you threaten to quit, then you roll…

— Gregor Collins