The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.

I finished a marathon.

Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

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?

The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.