Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.
We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.
The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.
If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
But I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.
We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.
Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.
Learn to run when feeling the pain, then push harder.
You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.
We are designed to run and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so.
Nature’s arena has a way of humbling and energizing us.
Train where your fitness is NOW, not where you want to be.
I always tell my athletes, don’t confuse difficulty with failure.
Running is my private time, my therapy, my religion.
I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.
If you can’t win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record.
Part of a runner’s training consists of pushing back the limits of his mind.
Indeed, the marathon wouldn’t be a big deal if it didn’t require a little blood, a lot of sweat, and perhaps a few tears.
Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days.
Everything you ever wanted to know about yourself, you can learn in 26.2 miles.