Catherine Ndereba Quotes

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

I am happy that I ran the half-marathon, but to me, just running and saying that I finished a race isn't enough for me. I want to run the race as best as I can. Working out for pants size isn't enough. I need a goal or a race to get back on the treadmill every day.

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in.

I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more.

As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can.

As an athlete, you can train for so many years to be a 5K/10K runner. That's who you are, and it's hard to change that. Not using that technique - almost like a sprint - that's when you have to loosen up and just save as much energy as you can.

At Penn State, I ran distance and cross country as a walk-on. I wound up running a lot of marathons, 30-plus. I was okay. I won one in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I think it was around 2:30. I could crank those out all day.

If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York.

A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right.

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong.

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

I read Christopher McDougall's book 'Born to Run.' If running were a religion, this would be its bible. I actually scribbled my favorite passages on my arm to read during the race.

I love the 1,500 meters. I knew that, if I had to do it to win, I'd run under 4:05. That means I could pick up 100 points, maybe even 150 points, on anybody in the world.

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing.

I want to wake up every day and feel that I'm training harder than my competitors, that I'm dieting harder, that I'm recovering better. That's what gives me confidence when I'm lining up on the blocks. I've never gone out to prove people wrong. I just want to be the best that I can possibly be.

I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.

In running, the only equipment that really matters - at least the mentality was in those days - were the pair of shoes that you wore.

I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.

What does it prove, running in the AAU meet?

I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.