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

Quote by Steve Jones (runner)

Topics: Marathon Quotes, Running Quotes

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...

Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if Im...

Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if Im...

I eat whatever the guy who beat me in the last race ate.

I eat whatever the guy who beat me in the last race ate.

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.

I'm going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school...

I'm going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school...

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

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....

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting...

I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting...

Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind.

Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind.

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

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...

Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it....

Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it....

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...

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...