"How do you know if someone ran a marathon? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you."
Jimmy Fallon
"I don't believe in jogging. It extending your life, but by about the same amount of time you spend jogging."
Marshall Brickman
"If found on ground, please drag to finish line."
From a runner's T-shirt
“Running a marathon takes balls, other sports just play with them.” – Unknown
“Oh yes I will work out today. I will work out a way to avoid running for a stupid cause.”
Stanley from The Office
"Slow runners make fast runners look good. Thank you."
From the back of a T-shirt
"There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys."
Gabrielle Zevin
"Start slow, then taper off."
Walt Stack
"It's rude to count people as you pass them. Out loud."
From an Adidas ad
"The trouble with jogging is that by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back."
Franklin Jones
"If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want. Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you'll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway."
Don Kardong
"Running makes me feel less like I want to kill people."
From a runner's T-shirt
"Run like there's a hot guy in front of you and a creepy one behind you."
Unknown
"If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry, you will get over it."
Gene Thibeault
"If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken him completely by surprise."
P.Z. Pearce
"Good things come slow. Especially in distance running."
Bill Dellinger
"Remember, the second most important thing to choosing the right shoe is choosing the left one."
Unknown
“Marathoners: Life is too easy. I must find a way to make it much much harder.”
-Glennon Doyle, best-selling author
"It's a hill. Get over it."
From a runner's T-shirt
"Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet."
Unknown