Sam Heughan Quotes

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon.

I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that. Anything over that is just an old guy with a hard head who isn't going to stop until he's done.

I ran my first marathon in Florida in 1985. I had never run more than nine miles.

I ran a 100-mile marathon, and I was powered by coconut water.

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.

I think 1:59 is something a human being can run. Or 1:58. Who knows?! If someone trains very well and thinks in a good way, then they can do anything.

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

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.

My husband and I both have our bucket lists. Running a marathon was on mine.

I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.

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

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.

I am a marathon runner. I ran the New York City marathon and almost died. I tried to run, like, a two-minute mile early on in the race. I was crazy enough to think I could win. After seven miles I thought I would die, but I slowed down my pace and kept going.

I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into the final few weeks of preparations before the Olympic Games, where I am aiming to race well, work well through the rounds, post good times and maybe even a personal best time on the biggest stage of them all.

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.

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world.

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

My coach told me if I broke the national record for the 200, I could run a 100.

When I was around thirty, I met my own personal challenge and finished a few marathons under three hours, and I have completed many long bicycle tours.

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

I'm so happy to have done this, and now I can say I ran the New York City Marathon.

Nike came to me and said, 'We're interested in the decathlon and interested in seeing if we can help you get as close to 10,000 points as we can.'

It is not easy to participate in the 21 km. marathon. It takes a lot of energy, determination, and will power. It takes months to train to reach that mark with a proper diet chart.

My goals are to run the London Marathon and do the best that I can.