Training For A Marathon Quotes

There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing

Ranulph Fiennes

Running, Adventure, Weather

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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.

Christopher McDougall

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.13, Profile Books

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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

John Ruskin

Change, Running, Rainy Day

"The Use Of Life". Book by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury. Chapter 4: "Recreation", 1894.

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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

Sam Snead

Running, Golf, Track

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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

Steve Prefontaine

Motivational, Running, Art

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Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Jules Renard

Running, Motivation, Business

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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

George Bernard Shaw

Inspirational, Perseverance, Business

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The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters.

PattiSue Plumer

Motivational, Running, Gun

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There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year.... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child.

George A. Sheehan

Running, Children, Animal

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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

Motivational, Running, Eye

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Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware of it. Unfortunately, when the awareness comes, it is excruciating.

John Farrington

Running, Pain, Cutting

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The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...

Robert Frost

Tattoo, Running, Taken

"Stopping byWoods on a Snowy Evening" l. 13 (1923)

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Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.

Fred Lebow

Running, Things In Life, Thrill

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

Emil Zatopek

Running, Pain, Not Giving Up

Attributed to Emil Zatopek in "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"), an unsigned article from Khaleej Times, August 8, 2008.

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The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Juma Ikangaa

Motivational, Running, Mean

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The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

Jacqueline Gareau

Motivational, Fitness, Running

"Diversification and Discipline Are Key to Investing in Gold" by Frank Holmes, www.businessinsider.com. August 21, 2014.

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There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.

Billy Connolly

Being Happy, Running, Adventure

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There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.

George A. Sheehan

Motivational, Fitness, Running

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

Bill Rodgers

Motivational, Running, Feelings

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Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

Lynn Jennings

Motivational, Sports, Running

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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Steve Prefontaine

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

"Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

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What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Inspirational, Life, Basketball

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.135, Best Books on

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There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

Bill Bowerman

Funny, Motivational, Nike

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We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable.

Roger Bannister

Motivational, Sports, Running

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