Challenges Quote by John J. Kelley

“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

We runners talk about having fun but I don't think anybody believes us. We talk about discipline and endurance, we take care, we exercise…

— Peter Sagal

The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either…

— Deena Kastor

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

— Wilson Chebet

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

The one thing that I really appreciate about being a runner is the incredible friendships and camaraderie that we, as runners, share. Although it…

— Jennifer Rhines

We're constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with…

— Christopher McDougall

I think when you run by someone and there's a thumbs up or encouragement, that's something that I really love. It's a brotherhood, a…

— Gene Baur

Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled.…

— Kristin Armstrong

Runners are competitive folks. I think some might feel slighted they haven't got more recognition. I think they have a point. In running, you…

— Dean Karnazes

Every runner has a specific motivation and inspiration for running a marathon. This year, all 36,000 of us will 'run together' to demonstrate the…

— Meb Keflezighi

Running unites us and brings us together because, in the words of the great Bill Rogers, "We sweat the same. We struggle the same."…

— Dean Karnazes