Finishing Quote by Hal Higdon

Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware of it.…

— John Farrington

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The hurt…

— Haruki Murakami

The marathon can humble you.

— Bill Rodgers

Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had to do…

— Edwin van der Sar

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked…

— Johann Lamont

Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting.

— Veikko Karvonen

Running a marathon is a stressful event for your body, mind and spirit. But when you put yourself through that willingly, consciously and in…

— Milind Soman

The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you'll receive. But it's just as easy to frame it…

— Jeff Galloway

Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

— Kathrine Switzer

Marathons are hard because of the physical pain, the pounding on the muscles, joints, tendons.

— Lance Armstrong

“As your training integrates Mind, Body and Spirit, enjoy the process. Your journey to the marathon finish will last a few hours. Your journey…

— Gina Greenlee

I also feel it usually takes four or five races to hit your best marathon for your body to be accustomed to the training…

— Bill Rodgers