Quotes from Amby Burfoot

I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

As we run, we become.

Runners don't quit. We fade; we hit the wall; we're sometimes reduced to a walk. But we keep on.

While none of us can know for sure that running will add years to our life, there's no doubt it will add life to our years.

I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.

And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.

In the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run

Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition

That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.

Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.