“It’s not a real trail race if someone doesn’t get lost.” -Just heard on the trail
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“Common sense is necessary … more so than high tech. Race to the finish not race from the start, pace yourself, run your own race and don’t get sucked into someone else’s, walk when you need too, run when you can, eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we will hurt.” -Kevin Sayers
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“Any idiot can run a marathon. It takes a special kind of idiot to run an ultramarathon.” -Alan Cabelly
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“There are times in our lives when we are drawn uncontrollably to some dangerous source of misery.” -Suzi Thibeault, in a letter to David Horton during his conquest of the Appalachian Trail: 2144 miles in 52 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes
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“When you see a new trail, follow it to the point of knowing” -Uncheedah
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“Life will test your spirit, the trails will test your soul.” -Unknown
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“The reason we are ‘ultra’ runners is not to win awards, which we rarely do, and not see what place or time we run, but to test our limits and to do things that few would dream to do. This is what makes us stronger when we do race, and this is what makes training […]

“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.” -Lynn Jennings
Just For Fun: “My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.” -Milton Berle
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“You’re better than you think you are and you can do more than you think you can!” -Ken Chlouber at Leadville
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“The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy. . . . It is not age; it is not diet. It is […]