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

Quote by Steve Jones (runner)

Topics: Marathon Quotes, Running Quotes

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...

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...

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

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.

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....

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

To win means nothing without the will to prepare.

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....

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...

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

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

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.

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...

We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap...

We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap...

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...

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.