“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”

“Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, you’re bound to trip up and stumble.”

“For the young the days go fast and the years go slow; for the old the days go slow and the years go fast.”

“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”

“Slow is smoth, smooth is fast.”

“Nearly all runners do their slow runs too fast, and their fast runs too slow." Ken Mierke says. "So they're just training their bodies to burn sugar, which is the last thing a distance runner wants. You've got enough fat stored to run to California, so the more you train your body to burn fat instead of sugar, the longer your limited sugar tank is going to last."-The way to activate your fat-burning furnace is by staying below your aerobic threshold--your hard-breathing point--during your endurance runs.”