Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

In the big city, if the man next door happens to be a slum landlord, a Mafia bag man, or a long distance runner, what does it matter, as long as he puts his garbage out on Tuesdays?

Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.

It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.