Amby BurfootIn running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're no… ▶371Politics
Amby BurfootWe have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setb… ▶332ReadingTime
Amby BurfootWinning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up. ✨ Amby Burfoot … ▶376HopeHumanityLife
Amby BurfootI have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years o… ▶378HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootTo get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.291Death
Amby BurfootIn the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.335Life
Amby BurfootThe true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort. ✨ Amby B… ▶281HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootAs runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run har… ▶347LifePhilosophyTime
Amby BurfootIt's wrong to believe that you need a certain physical body type to run. All body types can run. It's not about your legs, muscles, or cellulite. It's not about the physical side … ▶326ReadingThought
Amby BurfootBest wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.293Death
Amby BurfootI have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. you might fin… ▶327HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootIt's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taug… ▶316HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootWhy run? I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And finally, I r… ▶327Thought
Amby BurfootRunning is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. … ▶251LifePoliticsThought
Amby BurfootRunning has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide t… ▶295HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootThe most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.288PoliticsThought
Amby BurfootWinning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It's only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and every day and attempts to be the best runner and best p… ▶278Hope
Amby BurfootHere’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’201Sadness
Amby BurfootMotivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.224Politics
Amby BurfootIt's what runners do. We keep on keeping on257Hope
Amby BurfootDon't compare yourself with anyone else. The world is full of runners, so you'll probably see one every time you circle the block or your favorite park. Some will be thinner than … ▶216Time
Amby BurfootI always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.239LoveThought
Amby BurfootIf you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.162Thought
Amby BurfootDon't judge your running by your speed.174Truth
Amby BurfootSet a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed.2310Humanity
Amby BurfootIt's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Hav… ▶208HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootI've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me Ab… ▶142HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootI like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually do the run. That's one of my major reasons for… ▶154Life
Amby BurfootLife is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly. ✨ Amby Burfoot (2000). The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me About … ▶187HumanityLifeLove
Amby BurfootSuccess does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.189Thought
