12 quotes found
“Advice of all kinds from experienced marathoners can sweep you away. Your training, reading and racing will expand your network and everyone has a story the best shoes, clothes, energy foods. Dont...”
“When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulderswomen fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.”
“Body follows mind. If the mind compares itself to others this could lead to overtraining. Tune out what other runners do and how fast they run. Tune in, instead, to how your body wants to increase ...”
“It had been said that the marathon doesn't really begin until mile twenty. I say mile twenty-six would be more appropriate. The final two-tenths of a mile is filled with emotion. No matter how desp...”
“In an era when man can no longer dash out of his cave and slay a mammoth, he simply slips on his Lycra and goes for a run.”
“Success breeds success on a marathon route. If you can prove to yourself that you are doing well, then invariably you will do even better.”
“Friedrich Nietzsche got pretty hung up on the notion of human will; really all he needed were some running shoes, Lycra and a place in the Berlin Marathon.”
“Remember, its the pace that kills, never the distance.”
“When you undertake a daunting task, an adventure bigger than you ever thought you'd take on, you don't get to know what challenges the universe will present to you on the way. You can decide where ...”
“Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.”
“When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.”
“Remember, it’s the pace that kills, never the distance.”
