39 Quotes by Amby Burfoot

Running 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. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.

Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

I run because I enjoy it – not always, but most of the time. I run because I have always run – not trained, but run. What do I get? Joy and pain. Good health and injuries. Exhilaration and despair. A feeling of accomplishment and a feeling of waste. The sunrise and the sunset.

Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn’t have to do anything but run.

I’ve never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.

Set a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed.

I 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 pushing out the front door as often as I do-the adventure of it all.

In the longest run of all, your life, you’re going to be a winner.