Joe Henderson Quotes

Where did you run today? Now there’s a question you don’t often hear.

When running to fill a time quota, however, the reverse happens. You can’t make that time pass any faster by rushing, so you settle into a pace that feels right to you at the moment. Each minute above a quota is a little victory.

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

This act demonstrates graphically a turning away the past and moving ahead. You now get to refresh your time in a friendly way by running with the watch instead of against it or away from it.

They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions.

These thieves defend themselves by saying, ‘I was there all the time, and the officials missed me.’ Favorite excuses for missing surveillance checkpoints: jacket covered the number took off the shirt with the number hidden in a crowd.