Running Quotes

“The secret of my success over the 400m is that I run the first 200m as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200m, with God's help, I run faster.”

“I believe that the marathon is a kind of gigantic tapestry which every runner paints a thread of his or her own colour.”

“Until I was 41, I was Miki Gorman, the mother and wife. I was so happy to be Miki Gorman, the runner.”

“You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.”

“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves.”

“Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I've done, there's a special place for running. It's a raw, basic sport that is all about the individual.”

“I've always been a runner. I'm not a very fast runner, but I am a steady runner.”

“Running a marathon is a great metaphor for life.”

“When I run, I feel like I am flying.”

“The great thing about the marathon is that it is a personal challenge. It is about setting a goal and achieving it.”

“The whole point of the London Marathon is to have fun.”

“It was a difficult time, but running was my escape.”

“I ran with a sense of destiny.”

“When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.”

“The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more human endurance.”

“The gun explodes, and they are away. What a moment to be alive!”

“A good run is like a cup of coffee... I'm much nicer after I've had one.”

“I've been a runner for years. I'm a series of aches and pains. I'm not a beauty.”

“The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.”

“The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. It has camaraderie. It has heroism. Every jogger can't dream of being an Olympic champion, but he can dream of finishing a marathon.”