"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."~ John "The Pinguin" Bingham

"Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk." ~ John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress

"The only person who can tell you 'You Can't' is you and you don't have to listen." ~ Nike

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination." ~ Tommy Lasorda

"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race." ~ Dave Scott

"I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big." ~ Donald Trump

"The person who starts the race is not the same person who finishes the race." ~ unknown

"What was I thinking signing up for this race?" ~ Dana-Susan Crews (during training for Ironman Arizona)

"Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!" ~ Forrest Gump

"Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. They will mount up on wings as eagles. They will run and not stumble. They will walk and not faint." ~ from Isaiah 40

"The real purpose in running isn't to win the race. It's to test the limits of the human heart." ~ Steve Prefontaine, Without Limits

"Anybody can be a runner... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport." ~ Bill Rodgers

"Suddenly I was out there running long distances, even in the double digits. I wasn't as strong as I had been before cancer, but I could feel myself getting there and I was going to enjoy the journey." ~ Bill Crews

"If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way." ~ Lance Armstrong

"There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people." ~ Bill Bowerman

"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." ~ Oprah Winfrey