Eliud Kipchoge Quotes

I've run the marathon several times, so I definitely don't look like the Great Ancestor!

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

I would say that Breaking2 was my best race because I was running against something no one had done before.

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

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

I want to be the king of sprints because I think I am.

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.

Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.

Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.

There are things I've always wanted to do. Things I may not be able to do, but I never really ruled them out - like running a marathon. It's all a matter of timing for me. I suppose I could probably do it if I planned it out right with medication. I don't set a whole lot of goals. It smacks a little bit of will to me, and I find that will is not the way to go for me.

I think I bit off more than I could chew. I thought the marathon would be easier. For the level of condition that I have now... that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done.

I love running and good running shoes.

When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.

I want to run as fast as I can.

I've always been a runner.

I used to run a lot in school.

I only think of my practice and running as fast as I can.

When I am on the track, I get the greatest joy by running the fastest.

In 1984, as a college freshman, I spent a fall weekend at a friend's house in suburban Chicago. His father worked for Beatrice Foods, a sponsor of the Chicago Marathon, and we watched that race from the finish line as a Welshman named Steve Jones set a new world marathon record. I was bewitched by the race and, especially, the clock.

1500 metre. I am the king.

There is always the excitement of running races.

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

Running is just a game to me.

I'd quite like to run the Great Wall of China. I've never been to China and there's something about the Great Wall of China that is so iconic and evocative. It's only 3,000 miles. It's not that far.

I'm good for running. I run every day. That's me. I like to run.