16 Quotes by John L. Parker Jr.

The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.

A runner is a miser, spending the pennies of his energy with great stinginess, constantly wanting to know how much he has spent and how much longer he will be expected to pay. He wants to be broke at precisely the moment he no longer needs his coin.

In mind’s special processes, a ten-mile run takes far longer than the 60 minutes reported by a grandfather clock. Such time, in fact, hardly exists at all in the real world; it is all out on the trail somewhere, and you only go back to it when you are out there.

There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that’s where it stayed, whether he finished with the group or not. You showed off at your peril.

Hey listen, I already have a complete list of silver linings. It’s the goddamn cloud that’s killin me.

If the furnace is hot enough, anything will burn, even Big Macs.

No one promised you there would be universal justice.