Running Inspiration

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
           -- John Bingham, AKA The Penguin

To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who is born blind."
           -- Jerome Drayton

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
           -- Steve Prefontaine

"Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started."
    --- anonymous

"The will to win means nothing if you haven't the will to prepare."
           -- Juma Ikangaa,1989 NYC Marathon winner

"It hurts up  to a point and then it doesn't get any worse."
           -- Ann Trason

"Tough times don't last but tough people do."
           -- A.C. Green

"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
           -- Ernil  Zatopek

"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open."
           -- Nike

"What matters is not necessarily  the size of the dog in the  fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."
           -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

"You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming."
           -- Frank Shorter

"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible."
           -- Doug Larson

"If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry you will get over  it."
           -- Gene Thibeault

"The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles  to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep."
           -- Robert Frost

"Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better."
           -- Juha Vaataineen, Finland

"No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them."
           -- Danny Harris

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
           -- Jules Renard

"I have met my hero, and he is me."
            -- George Sheehan

"I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners."
           -- Sebastian Coe

"We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by."
           -- Will Rogers