“Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I’m content with what I can do and if I’m completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. It’s only when I face frustration and use it to fuel my dedication that I feel myself moving forwards.”
John Bingham
“The marathon can humble you.”
Bill Rodgers
“The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.”
“There is a whole new breed of marathoner who wouldn't even have considered running something like a marathon. In the past, people ran if they were exercise junkies. The marathon held the ultimate challenge for them.”
Jack Fultz
“From the marathon runner who took up running in his 60s, to a bestselling author who published 13 books after she turned 65, the 2005 recipients give new meaning to the terms zest for life and healthy aging.”
Jim Bradley
“She can certainly beat me. But she has never run as fast as my best time in a half marathon.”
Danielle Mooney
“You hurt afterwards obviously, but the best part of a marathon is training for it, running with Hal and Lynn, and other people. The solitude of running allows thinking, it's my release from the frustration and pressure of working.”
John Eddy
