Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if Im content with what I can do and if Im completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. Its only when I face…

Quote by John Bingham

Topics: Marathon Quotes, Running Quotes

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to...

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to...

The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time...

The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time...

I just run as hard as I can for 20 miles, and then race.

I just run as hard as I can for 20 miles, and then race.

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

Running has never failed to give me great end results, and that's why I keep...

Running has never failed to give me great end results, and that's why I keep...

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a...

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a...

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy...

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy...

Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.

I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.

I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.

One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including...

One day the factory sports coach, who was very strict, pointed at four boys, including...

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

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

Second place is not a defeat. It is a stimulation to get better. It makes...

Second place is not a defeat. It is a stimulation to get better. It makes...

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm...

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend...

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend...

When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me....

When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me....

Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.

Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than...

The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than...

Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.

Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind.