We’ve all been there! On a plane, bored and flipping through the Skymall catalog. Sad but true, however I’m man enough to admit it. Who needs a toaster that cooks the hotdog and buns at the same time anyways?
We’ve also seen the numerous motivational poster they sell which will most likely be featured in a upcoming episode of the “The Office.” Some of the short sayings get a head nod, but usually it is the Hallmark Card “imagery” that makes the cynical side within me reject them like …

I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.
- Muhammad Ali

If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn’t run hard enough.
– Steve Jones

“You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming.”
– Frank Shorter

I’m going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school race to win my last race.
– Johnny Gray

To a runner, a side stich is like a car alarm. It signifies something is wrong, but you ignore it until it goes away.
- Author Unknown

Running is real and relatively simple – but it ain’t easy.
– Mark Will-Weber

There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighborhoods you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.
- Nike

I have met my hero, and he is me.
- George Sheehan

Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.
Steve Prefontaine