How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!

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.

I double-knot my shoe laces. It's a pain untying your shoes afterward-particularly if you get them wet-but so is stopping in the middle of a race to tie them.

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?

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

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

Life is a series of hard and easy runs.