“There are many challenges to long distance running, but the greatest among them is where to put your keys” – Gabrielle Zevin

“When I go I want to go quietly in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming manically like the passengers in his bus” – Spike Milligan

“Pain is temporary; Strava is forever” – Strava advert

“People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel” – Maya Angelou

“Me (to Mrs T): If you had the hypothetical choice between another 50 years married to me or a £1M credit card that you never had to pay back, which would you choose?

“If God invented Marathons to prevent people from doing something more stupid, then triathlons must have taken him completely by surprise!” – PZ Pearce