Quotes About Running

He sighed deeply, pain in his eyes. "What is it you're running from? Is it me?

It was on a night like this in 1967 that he'd first seen them. The memory was too fresh. He cursed himself for letting his thoughts take that particular path. "Don't be a damned fool," he said out loud, needing to hear something, even his own voice. "They aren't out there." And yet every fiber of his being knew better. They were here again. It was his only thought as he turned and tried to run, knowing it was a fool thing to do in the dark …

I'm not much of a gym rat; I'd rather be running, but if it enables me to run faster, then I guess I can tough it out.

I had no idea about running a hotel, but as an investment, as a property in real estate, it was very interesting because we got a great deal. Talking to my mom, I said, 'Listen, we're going to buy this, but I need somebody to run it.' So I asked my mom, 'Are you willing to do it?'

Toulouse expanded my game. You were given a freedom to play and express yourself on the field. Toulouse is the biggest club in Europe, rugby's equivalent of Real Madrid. Their game has always been about offloading and running but it is also physical, the complete 'package. It was always exciting, no matter how close a game was.

I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

I'm a former governor, and so I was the chief executive, and when the legislature wasn't in session, I was running the state.

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

I don't really like to run on grass.

I'm not running again. I will say this: It was a great experience. I loved it.

The great thing about running is that you can get away to your own thoughts and get in a little bubble.

The great thing about running is that so often you wake up and you think: 'I really don't feel like this.' And even when you're up and out, that first kilometre is tough. But then once you get to 3km and you're getting to the end of the run, it's really fantastic.

I had a lot of guilt and shame when I was running from God, but nothing like when I was running for God. I was always looking for God's approval, and that's where the guilt and shame came out in a big way.

I'm not a gym person, but I eat well and go for long jogs and that works for me.

Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation.

But the beauty of the woods, the incredible joy of it is too alluring to be ignored, and I could not stand to be away from it--indeed, still can't--and so I ran dogs simply to run dogs; to be in and part of the forest, the woods

I'm sorry. I was just running them. Running the dogs. I swallowed more soup and looked at the sky. The cold air was so clear the stars seemed to be falling to the ground. Like you could walk right. . . over . . . there and pick them up just lying on the snow. I couldn't come back.

When the sun finally went down, the cameras started rolling, and I started running around the edge of the Lincoln Center fountain, shouting for all I was worth, "I want everything I've ever seen in the movies!" And the fountain was turned on, in the film and in my life.

I don't know if women are meant to run, especially after having kids.

I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.

It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.

One of my first races came over 10km in 2002. I won that race and it felt great. I would say that is when I first fell in love with running.

I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I won these by a considerable margin.