Marathon running Quote by Haruki Murakami

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

— Haruki Murakami

“The pain of running relieves the pain of living.”

— Jacqueline Simon Gunn

“I learned to run toward the pain, not away from it. There is nothing like that feeling: pushing, your legs like two powerhouses, your…

— Jacqueline Simon Gunn

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

“My runs always remind me of what life is: always putting one foot in front of the other, even when I’m exhausted. It’s about…

— Jack Canfield

“Perhaps it is to fulfill this primal urge that runners and joggers get up every morning and pound the streets in cities all over…

— Adharanand Finn

“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

The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.

— Hal Higdon

“Don't run from your pain — run into your pain.”

— Bryant McGill

“Running cured almost anything. It eased pain; it exhilarated; it served as penance and validation. It turned lone wolf into a compliment. Running was…

— Meg Gardiner

“Not just starting marathons but actually finishing them...(no matter how long it takes) will always lead to making a better you.”

— Timothy Pina

“The only way to find out if I was physically or mentally capable of finishing a marathon was to try and run a marathon.”

— Alexandra Heminsley