Paula Pell Quotes

I don't have muscle tone. I'm just flab. I'm not a daredevil. I don't like pain, I don't like cold, I don't want to feel exhausted. But the sense of accomplishment is something I've never felt before, in a physical sense.

There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.

I ran a marathon, completed a mud run and jumped from a plane.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that's what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself.

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

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

I have to just get up early and make sure I run. I'll do 40 minutes, four miles. It's not easy, but it clears my head.

Hero Ride gives everyone the opportunity to get involved with an incredible charity, and the beauty of this challenge is that you can set the boundaries: whether you can manage 10 miles or 100 miles on the ride to Blackheath, Hero Ride is for everyone.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I want to run until I can't run.

I'm racing against me. As long as I come across the finish, I'll be okay.

It's very important to work myself physically as hard as I can.

I dream about running all the time.

Even though running is physically straining, it's mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you've accomplished something.

Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.

Swimming is great because there are levels of goals. First, when I was four, it was making it to the other end and overcoming the fear of standing up in front of everybody at a swim meet because I was such a shy kid.

I'm glad that I ran track in high school. I think it paid off.

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.

I have a tremendous passion for fitness, I love challenges and I am a very driven guy.

I have so much to learn when it comes to running. I just don't ever want it to feel like a chore. When I choose to sign up for a race or go out for a run, it's to make myself feel good, and I almost always do.