{"quotes":[{"text":"I was on a path, and I became determined to give it everything I had — no matter what.","author":"Eleanor Brownn","tags":["body-image","faith","fitness-inspiration","marathon","perseverance","success"],"id":4526,"author_id":"Eleanor+Brownn"},{"text":"The Existentially Preoccupied Long Distance RunnerSometimes I like to run so hard and for so longwith each mile I can feel the pain of my own awareness,my own heightened consciousness of what ails me,the ills of the world,the limitations of our existence,the losses we must endure,the superficial interactions.Sometimes I like to run so hard and for so longthat I can feel all of these feelings seep out of the pours of my own skin,the sweat cleansing my very being,my awareness of beauty heightened,the experience of joy possible,each mile, each minute, ridding me of these feelings,washing away the illusions,showing me the truth.Sometimes I like to run so hard and for so long…until finally I feel free…until finally I AM free….","author":"Jacqueline Simon Gunn","tags":["endurance","endurance-and-attitude","existential-questions","existentialism","inspiration","inspirational-living","long-distance-running","marathon","running"],"id":6021,"author_id":"Jacqueline+Simon+Gunn"},{"text":"The only thing I find difficult to watch - horror movies - not that I don't like them. Like 'The Shining,' it's one of my favorite movies, but it's terrifying. I feel like I've watched a marathon afterwards.","author":"Nikolaj Coster-Waldau","tags":["favorite","marathon","find "],"id":20977,"author_id":"Nikolaj+Coster-Waldau"},{"text":"The pain of running relieves the pain of living.","author":"Jacqueline Simon Gunn","tags":["endurance","endurance-and-attitude","exercise","inspirational","inspirational","life-lessons","marathon","marathon-training","running","running"],"id":25190,"author_id":"Jacqueline+Simon+Gunn"},{"text":"I saw many people who begun their marathon races lately, but they eventually came up as top winners. I believe that your 'lateness' does not account for your 'lastness'. It's not too late for you to make a start... Begin it now! No further delays!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["account","athletics","delays","do-it","do-it-now","food-for-thought","further","i","i-saw","i-see","i-win","israelmore-ayivor","it-s-not-too-late","last","lastness","late","lateness","many","marathon","me","more","myself","people","people-inspire-people","people-inspiring-people","race","run","runners","saw","start","start-now","too-late","win","win-the-game","win-your-game","winner","winners","winning","wins","you-can","you-win"],"id":35632,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"In the long run most short cuts are flawed - especially on journeys to 'so-called' success.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["authenticity","being-a-champion","cheating","ease","effort","flawed","hard-work","honesty","lazy","long-run","marathon","patience","perseverance","persistence","personal-development","on-business","on-sport","on-success","rasheed-ogunlaru","rasheed-ogunlaru","self-improvement","short-cuts","shrewd","smart","sprints","success","success-techniques","training"],"id":48712,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"},{"text":"You can alter mood by running.","author":"Tumpal Sihombing","tags":["alter","marathon","metabilism","mood","run","running"],"id":63285,"author_id":"Tumpal+Sihombing"},{"text":"Running is an effort to escape from comfort zone.","author":"Tumpal Sihombing","tags":["comfort","escape","marathon","running","sport","zone"],"id":67708,"author_id":"Tumpal+Sihombing"},{"text":"In an era when man can no longer dash out of his cave and slay a mammoth, he simply slips on his Lycra and goes for a run.","author":"Phil Hewitt","tags":["marathon","running"],"id":83126,"author_id":"Phil+Hewitt"},{"text":"When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.","author":"Kathrine Switzer","tags":["marathon","running"],"id":83904,"author_id":"Kathrine+Switzer"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":37,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}
