People can't understand why a man runs. They don't see any sport in it. Argue it lacks the sight and thrill of body contact. Yet, the conflict is there, more raw and challenging than any man versus man competition. For in running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in his ability, with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions. - Glenn Cunningham, two- time U.S. Olympian

"Every morning in Africa a gazell wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up you better be running." - Maurice Greene

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." - Paulo Coelho

"Learn to run when feeling pain: then push harder. " - William Sigei

"It is the mind that makes the body." - Sojourner Truth

"What counts in a battle is what you do once the pain sets in." - John Short

“Ask yourself. 'Can I give more?' The answer is always 'Yes.'" - Paul Tergat

“A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.” - Steve Prefontaine
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." -Steve Prefontaine

"Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win." - Tom Fleming

"Man imposes his own limitations, don't set any" -Anthony Bailey

"People begin running for any number of motives, but we stick to it for one basic reason- to find out who we really are." - George Sheehan, M.D.

"Don't waste a heartbeat!"

"All it takes is all you got." - Marc Davis

"The tougher the experience, the tougher you become"

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

"It is easier to stay up than to catch up"

"The only one that limits you is yourself"

"Run hard when it's hard to run" - Pavvo

"A run begins the moment you forget you are running." - Adidas

Why Do Runners Run?
By: Dan Crowe
I have seen their tortured faces.
I have heard their pounding hearts.
I have seen their head bowed in the sorrow of defeat.
I have seen their hands hoisted in salute to the goddess of victory.
I have wondered why do runners run?
I have seen long lines running in the park.
I have seen them run to the accolades of a thundering crowd.
I have seen them run in the solitude of a rain- swept street.
I have wondered why do runners run?
Is it a burning inside or a thing called pride?
The search for an inner peace or the quest of a golden fleece?
I believe the gods decree that some people must run to prove the pain is fun.



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