On the roads, I can see truth revealed whole without thought or reason. There I experience the sudden understanding that comes unasked, unbidden. I simply rest, rest within myself, rest within the pure rhythm of my running. And I wait.
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in a year.... But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child.
The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect.
No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.
The desire to run comes from deep within us — from the unconscious, the intuitive, the instinctive. And that desire becomes a passion when the runner learns to race. Then, the race becomes all — the lovemaking of the runner.
Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.
Exercise: you don't have time not to
Fitness is just a stage you pass through on the way to becoming a racer.
Why race? The need to be tested, perhaps; the need to take risks; and the chance to be number one.
Sport is an essential element of education.
To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience.
There is no substitute for learning to live in our bodies.
Have you ever felt worse after a run?
Because until we write it down, we don't know what is actually at the root of our lives.
If marathoners finish they win.
We who run...are different from those who merely study us. We are out there experiencing what they are trying to put into words.
