Marathon Runners Quotes

NYC Marathon cancelled: runners are scrambling to find some other meaningless accomplishment to use as a proxy for control over their lives. — Nils Parker

Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have Nature, and that is much better. — Juha Vaatainen

In a life full of work, family, civic responsibilities, commutes and errands, your training runs offer fertile opportunity to lean inward and listen. — Gina Greenlee

One of the most important ways for you to train, stay healthy and injury free is to listen closely to what your body tells you. — Gina Greenlee

My thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of marathon runners, onlookers, city officials and others affected by this senseless tragedy. — Ed Markey

Once flooded with light, our boogeymen diminish, no longer ogres in our imagination. We welcome internal dialogue for its treasures. — Gina Greenlee

I'm never going to run this again. — Grete Waitz

One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon. — Kara Goucher

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. — Haile Gebrselassie

[We] have sex like Kenyan marathon runners. — Olivia Wilde

Marathon runners, by default, must have resilient minds. — Ed Caesar