Motivational quotes are designed to move and inspire you to achieve your goals; and sometimes to make you smile. Some quotes are specific to sport while others come from everyday life. Wherever it comes from or the tone in which it?s written find the words that speak to you.
-Tough times never last, but tough people do. Dr. Robert Schuller
-We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle
-Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right. Henry Ford
-The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. Erma Bombeck
-Life is short... running makes it seem longer. Baron Hansen
-The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass. Martin Mull
-To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. Pre
-You have a choice. You can throw in the towel or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. Gatorade
-Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz
-The will to win is worthless without the will to prepare. Unknown
-Cross country...finally a practical use for golf courses. Unknown
-Some people don?t have the guts for distance racing. The polite term for them is sprinters. Unknown
-There are clubs you can't belong to; neighbourhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open. Nike
-If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely by surprise. P.Z. Pearce
-Why Couldn?t Phippides have died Here? Bill Rodgers at the 18 mile mark
-Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated. Anonymous
-People ask me why I run so fast, what do you do when you hear a gun? Unknown
One of my favourites: Trample the weak. Hurdle the dead. Anonymous
And finally: Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be running. Anon
At Harry?s Spring Run Off 5k/8k in Toronto Martha Coward completed the 8k in 1:09:16 and was joined by Laura Roberts (1:06:13) and Jay Moxness (31:55). The 5k was completed by David Demille (29:21), Jacqui Demille (23:31), Megan Demille (29:21), Peter Siegert (26:52) and Tanya Eybel (29:57).
Don?t miss out on the Pitter Patter 5k/10k at Loyalist College on Sunday April 10 and the Quinte West 5k to Half Marathon on Sunday May 1. Register at Tri & Run Sports or online at
https://www.onlineregistrations.ca/QuinteWest/. The second weekend in May will see the Ken Sykes 5k Run/Walk on the 7th followed by the Spring Thaw 4k/10k on the 8th.
