“Thirty days after surgery, I was back running, but my marathon days were over. Other than that, no major illnesses, thank God.”
Paul Gallant
“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.”
“She can certainly beat me. But she has never run as fast as my best time in a half marathon.”
Danielle Mooney
“We believe we are the people who represent the top echelon of marathon running. This is about competition. We believe this is the most exciting thing to happen in our sport in quite some time.”
David Bedford
“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
