“200 milers are different, you can come back from the dead.”
Source: Training For Ultra: Ultra Running Stories From the Middle of the Pack
Ultra Running Quotes
Browse 28 quotes about Ultra Running.
Ultra Running Quotes
“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
“The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit”
“The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.”
“It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.”
“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Source: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen
Source: The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life
“The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.”
“There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.”
“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”
“Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. The answer is usually: 'Yes'.”
“There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing”
“The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.”
Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
“The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.”
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...”
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
Source: The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems