Qutoes

[Holly]

Post some inspiring quotes that aren't as well known, but are still powerful, but no prefontaine please, i think we've got those all by now...

From "Again to Carthage"
~The truly great advantage of going all out every time is that later you don't have to waste a single instant second guessing yourself

From "Once A Runner"
~Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald dogs, put records out of reach! Make the stands gasp as we blow into an unearthly kick from three hundred yards out! We can become God's own messengers delivering the dreaded scrolls! We can race dark Satan himself till he wheezes fiery cinders down the back straightaway....They'll speak our names in hushed tones, 'those guys are animals' they'll say! We can lay it on the line, bust a gut, show them a clean pair of heels. We can sprint the turn on a spring breeze and feel the winter leave our feet! We can, by God, let our demons loose and just wail on!"

"I can't remember a mile race in my life that was even mildy amusing."- Quenton Cassidy

"Courage is the power to let go of the familiar"

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

90% effort= 100% failure

"Some people dream of great distance running, others get up in the morning and work for it."

"You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off your face."

"Whether it's the best of times or worst of times, it's the only time we've got"

[Holly]

"Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight."

~Lance Armstrong

[Jennifer]

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-Robert Frost-

Something about this quote really calls out to the runner in me. I think of it especially on those days when I'm being tempted by my friends who don't run.

[Donald Lee]

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle

[Running Lou]

"If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill.

And there's a man who'd know...

[Deanna]

"The best pace is a suicide pace, and today is a great day to die."

"Run fast, if you can't run fast, run far."

"Running won't kill you, you'll pass out first."

[Matthew]

"Plan for the worst and hope for the best."

"Running is life the rest is just details."

"Go big or go home."

"All you get is one shot to do it right."