#marathon

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain. ↗

— Bill Rodgers

#i #marathon #rain #ran

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best. ↗

— Michael Johnson

#best #brief #compared #given #hard

Long Distance training can be a positive & constructive form of selfishness. After all, once you're at the starting line, you're there by yourself. No one can run a single step for you. No one can jump in & help you. No one but you can make the decisions about what to do to keep going. It's all up to you. ↗

— John Bingham

#marathoning-for-mortals #running #inspirational

In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration. ↗

— Tegla Loroupe

#marathon #running #women #inspirational

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#explosive #fear #hope #life #life span

But yeah, Ann [Trason] insisted, running was romantic; and no, of course her friends didn't get it because they'd never broken through. For them, running was a miserable two miles motivated solely by size 6 jeans: get on the scale, get depressed, get your headphones on, and get it over with. But you can't muscle through a five-hour run that way; you have to relax into it, like easing your body into a hot bath, until it no longer resists the shock and begins to enjoy it. ↗

— Christopher McDougall

#running #ultrarunners #motivational

You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#cup #england #ethiopia #exceptional #just

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#before #change #good #i #lot

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#good #good luck #haven #i #long

The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#always #any #comes #even #finger