109 quotes found
“Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude--they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit, as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before...”
“I just run. I run in void. Or maybe I should put it the other way: I run in order to acquire a void.”
“He was filled with loss and an off-brand of nostalgia for events that were supposed to become part of his past but now wouldn't at all. In the mind's special processes, a ten-mile run takes far lon...”
“There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put on's house keys.”
“Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine.”
“What else is there to do in this world but love other people?”
“Faced with the almost inescapable conclusion that it had been selling lemons, Nike shifted into make-lemonade mode. Jeff Pisciotta became head of a top-secret and seemingly impossible project: find...”
“When it's pouring rain and you're bowling along through the wet, there's satisfaction in knowing you're out there and the others aren't.”
“Though Jack Nubbins was extremely talented, Quenten Cassidy had viewed the Specter; when he reached down through the familiar layers of gloom and fatigue he generally found more there than a namele...”
“Elite runners are genetically gifted, sure, but without intense training, those gifts are wasted. Their training creates a strong work ethic that leaves humility in its wake. There are no short cut...”
“Kim was, as always, utterly happy while running, in accord with nature, in harmony with the universe, in touch with the truth that was in him, full of love for all creatures even to the lowliest in...”
“There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward-the real reward is now!”
“The words of the social critic Eric Hoffer were ringing true: "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and turns into a racket.”
“There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's where it stayed, whether he finished with the group or not. You showed off at your pe...”
“The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.”
“As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.”
“That's the funny thing about running. The deceptive thing about it. It may seem mindless, but its really mental. If the minds strong, the body acts weak, even if its not.”
“I'd rather be the last runner who saw a cool thing that everyone else missed, than to be a speedy runner who had a miserable experience.”
“There's not enough said about winter runing. Running in the winter is like not giving up when the road gets hard. It's about willpower and perseverance and being faithful to your sport.”
“There's one rule of thumb that suggests that you need one day of recovery for every mile run in a race. Another rule of thumb...suggests one day...for every kilometer run in anger.”
