Distance running Quote by Matthew Silver

“Even still, we run. We have not reached our average of 57.92 years without knowing that you run through it, and it hurts worse,…

— Lauren Groff

“In its current form, modern running is a high risk contact sport.”

— John Durant

“I can’t stress how important this is, and how liberating.  Your results in a new discipline will likely be the baseline results of that…

— Sebastian Marshall

“Runners don’t just run to strengthen their bodies, they run to strengthen their spirits.”

— Toni Sorenson

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

— Toni Sorenson

“As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and…

— Anonymous

“To reach the finish line in a marathon is to enter an elite group: only about one-tenth of 1 percent of the population does it.”

— Jeff Galloway

Many people are afraid of running because between 30 to 70 percent (depending on how you measure it) of runners get injured every year.

— Daniel Lieberman

“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

“Cultivate an awareness that each minute you tick off sitting is doing damage to your body and to your running.”

— Kelly Starrett

“Running is not just exercise for your body, it tends to get your whole life in better shape.”

— Toni Sorenson

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

— Carrie Jones