Length Quote by Haruki Murakami

It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more.

— Hal Higdon

The metric system was designed to get people to enter charity runs.Do you think you would go run a 3.1 mile race? No, but…

— Greg Gutfeld

I always assumed that the reason I've never run a marathon is because I haven't bought a pair of shorts and arrived at the…

— Sue Perkins

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of…

— Chrissie Wellington

Marathon runners set explicit goals.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Something in me wanted to find out how far I could run without stopping.

— Anonymous

I've done a few marathons. I've done a 50-mile one and even a 100-mile one.

— Jonny Lee Miller

Halfway measures are not enough.

— Sarah Brady

Just because you can measure everything doesn't mean that you should.

— W. Edwards Deming

A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable.

— Sean Astin

You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.

— Alastair Cook

When I first came into international running, most runners did about 60-70 miles or running a week. I guess that is still the standard…

— Gerry Lindgren