I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street.
- Neil Armstrong

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
- Erma Bombeck

There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
- Bill Bowerman

I think people can handle 150 to 200 miles a week. But something has to give somewhere. If he's a student, how's he going to study? He may be at the age of chasing and courtship, and that's an important form of sport and recreation, too.
- Bill Bowerman

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.
- Sebastian Coe

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.
- Jumbo Elliott

I'm going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school race to win my last race.
- Johnny Gray

Life is short... running makes it seem longer.
- Baron Hansen

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn’t run hard enough.
- Steve Jones

Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, "Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?"
- Peter Maher

We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
- Will Rogers

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It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see someone running. I know that when I see someone running on my street, my instincts tell me to let the dog go after him.
- Mike Royko

I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups.
- Rita Rudner

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
- Frank Shorter

If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry, you will get over it.
- Gene Thibeault

It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse.
- Ann Trason

I love running cross country....On a track, I feel like a hamster.
- Robin Williams

Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.
- Unknown