Run-On Sentences (Or, Sentences to Run On...)

Because sometimes you need more than a good song...


When questioning why you run, remember... "You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." -Steve Prefontaine


Leave it to Bill Bowerman to motivate us in bad weather conditions... "There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."


Because sometimes we all need a little creative energy... "Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow." - Henry David Thoreau


Whether you're seeing it for the first time now or have read this quote many a times, it never fails to get the point across... "I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it." -Steve Prefontaine




Could Mr. Frost have been a runner, too? "The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep." Robert Frost


And when Blaze Travel Guides needs to remember why we do what we do... "Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks." Sir Roger Bannister

What are your favorite running quotes? ...