Distance running Quote by Haruki Murakami

“I’m no great runner, by any means. I’m at an ordinary—or perhaps more like mediocre—level. But that’s not the point. The point is whether…

— Haruki Murakami

“The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way…

— Haruki Murakami

“People say they can do great things, but runners never become runners until they run, and you will never become whatever it is you…

— Toni Sorenson

“My time, the rank I attain, my outward appearance—all of these are secondary. For a runner like me, what’s really important is reaching the…

— Haruki Murakami

“It is not how fast or how far, but how often you run that makes you a real runner.”

— Toni Sorenson

“One by one, I'll face the tasks before me and complete them as best I can. Focusing on each stride forward, but at the…

— Haruki Murakami

“I'm not much of a distance runner, more of a sprinter.”

— Carrie Jones

For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar,…

— Haruki Murakami

“The reason you are a runner is that you enjoy running. The objective of everything you do as a runner should be to increase…

— Matt Fitzgerald

“I never cared all that much whether I beat others or lost to them. This sentiment remained pretty much unchanged after I grew up.…

— Haruki Murakami

“Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn’t come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.”

— Kirk Mango

“When I first started running, it was easy. I was young and healthy. Then I quit and had to start again years later when…

— Toni Sorenson