Half Marathons Quotes:

The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. Every jogger can't dream of being an Olympic champion, but he can dream of finishing a marathon.

- Fred Lebow

topic: Running, Dream, Drama, Marathon Runners, Marathon Running

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

- Haile Gebrselassie

topic: Running, Distance, Marathon, Marathon Runners, Marathon Running

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.

- Kathrine Switzer

source: "This Inspiring, Blind Young Man Is Running the NYC Marathon to Save Lives" by Sibylle Eschapasse, www.theepochtimes.com. October 29, 2015.

topic: Running, Endurance, Watches, Marathon Motivational, Losing Faith

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

- Frank Shorter

topic: Running, Mind, Trying, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

- Steve Prefontaine

topic: Running, Pain, Race, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

- Lynn Jennings

topic: Motivational, Running, Exercise, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

The marathon can humble you.

- Bill Rodgers

source: Bill Rodgers, Matthew Shepatin (2013). “Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World”, p.274, Macmillan

topic: Running, Humble, Marathon, Marathon Motivational, Marathon Runners

If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.

- Robert de Castella

topic: Bad Day, Abnormal, Trouble, Marathon Running, Half Marathons

You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. Gatorade ad The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

- Juma Ikangaa

topic: Running, Mean, Winning, Marathon Runners, Marathon Running

Concentrate on small segments of your race at a time. For example, rather than obsessing about the distance that remains, simply complete the next mile in good form...try another, then another, until the race is done.

- Jerry Lynch

topic: Running, Distance, Race, Obsessing, Half Marathons

I want to encourage people to make healthy life choices, whether it's training for a half-marathon, or eating more vegetables.

- Kina Grannis

topic: Vegetables, People, Choices, Half Marathons, Healthy Life

A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world championship at the end of the day and it's important. I've win it twice and it's a quality event.

- Paula Radcliffe

topic: Girl, Fun, Winning, Half Marathons

Not only is [a half marathon] a good test for the marathon, it is also good for those who feel they were just getting going in a 10K and are physically and mentally primed to go further. A half marathon is a good test of your endurance, without the physical punishment of going the full 26.2 miles. More so even than the 10K, it will teach you about patience, pacing, and how to negotiate a wider range of physical and emotional cycles.

- Grete Waitz

source: Grete Waitz, Gloria Averbuch (2015). “Run Your First Marathon: Everything You Need to Know to Reach the Finish Line”, p.98, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

topic: Inspirational, Emotional, Punishment, Getting Going, Half Marathons

I am happy that I ran the half-marathon, but to me, just running and saying that I finished a race isn't enough for me. I want to run the race as best as I can. Working out for pants size isn't enough. I need a goal or a race to get back on the treadmill every day.

- Drew Carey

topic: Running, Race, Work Out, Half Marathons

There is nothing in this world that I love more than my family. To be able to share the joy of running with them at the Runner's World Half Marathon and Running Festival where we can all participate together is as close as you can get to a perfect weekend.

- Summer Sanders

topic: Running, Weekend, Perfect, Half Marathons