Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Ted Corbitt

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American runner Ted Corbitt.

Last updated on November 25, 2024.

Ted Corbitt was an American long-distance runner and an official of running organizations. Corbitt is often called "the father of long distance running." He was an ultramarathon pioneer, helping to revive interest in the sport in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte called Corbitt a "spiritual elder of the modern running clan". In a Runner's World feature honoring lifetime achievement, writer Gail Kislevitz called Corbitt a "symbol of durability and longevity".

American - Runner | January 31, 1919 - December 12, 2007

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Buy all shoes, both street and running, slightly longer and wider than your bigger foot. Also, avoid pointed shoes. You'll save yourself needless foot pain.

Ted Corbitt

People loose tension when they run. The feeling of self respect will almost always increase. You accept yourself a little more.

Ted Corbitt

Once you find a warmup routine that works, repeat it as habitually as possible.

Ted Corbitt

Long-distance runners have to be very strange people. You have to really want to do it. You don't have to win or beat someone, you just have to get through the thing. That's the sense of victory. The sense of self-worth.

Ted Corbitt

Running is something you just do. You don’t need a goal. You don’t need a race. You don’t need the hype of a so-called fitness craze. All you need is a cheap pair of shoes and some time; the rest will follow.

Ted Corbitt

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Ted Corbitt

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