Capacity Quote by Hal Higdon

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them.…

— Frank Shorter

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

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop…

— Arthur Lydiard

As runners we all have the same challenges and share the same experience, with the goal to accomplish something and better ourselves.

— Wilson Chebet

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can…

— Priscilla Welch

“The act of running is simple, one foot in front of the other. The art of becoming a runner is achieved through a new…

— Terry Lander

As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to…

— Amby Burfoot

No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how hard…

— Steve Prefontaine

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

In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your knees -…

— Don Kardong

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

To be a runner is to learn continual life lessons. To be a coach is not just to teach these lessons but also to…

— Martin Dugard