Quotes to encourage you marathon runners

"To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind."
Jerome Drayton

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

"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
Emil Zatopek

"Pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity."
Michael Johnson

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
Steve Prefontaine

"Tough times don't last but tough people do."

A.C. Green

"What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible."
Doug Larson

"I have met my hero, and he is me."
George Sheehan

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
Jules Renard

(talking about how easy it is to run a marathon) "Step 1: You start running. There is no Step 2."
Barney Stinson

A Joke

Michael Johnson, the Olympic gold medal runner, was on his way to a club with some friends. At the door, the bouncer turned to him and said: "Sorry, mate, you can't come in here - no denim". Michael was quite annoyed at this and retorted: "Don't you know who I am? I'm Michael Johnson". "Then it won't take you long to run home and change, will it?" replied the bouncer.