Mary Wittenberg Quotes (14 Quotes)

The last several years, the professional element has dropped off. We dropped the elite mile division seven years ago. We tried to build a people's race instead.

Our women showed how gutsy, determined and talented they are,

With a men's field worthy of an Olympic final, it is likely that a record will be broken, and now with the race being broadcast live on ESPNEWS, a national television audience will be able to share in the excitement with the fans lining Fifth Avenue,

Our races are to our sport what Wimbledon, the US and French Opens are to tennis and the Masters, U.S. British Open and PGA championship are to golf.

I can't think of any other athlete any better to lead this event. He stands on the threshold of greatness.

There is only one world record-holder - and we have him.

Colleen is the consummate cross-country runner. With decades of success behind her, she continues to amaze us with her success, and she should be the one to beat again.

Our races are to our sport what Wimbledon and the Australian, U.S., and French Opens are to tennis, and what the Masters, U.S., and British Opens and PGA Championship are to golf. Each race has the history, the tradition, the honor roll of legendary champions, and a special place in the eyes of all to make them stand apart from the other events.

The beauty of our sport is it's a close-knit community. It's like a family, where sometimes you're better for the rivalries within it. But now we're at a point where we're only going to be better together.

I'm the first to say, 'You know what New York kind of fell behind for a while it's time for us to catch up,'

A Herculean effort is underway at Van Cortlandt Park. Our goal is to clear the vast majority of snow on the race course by tomorrow evening.

There's a million dollars in our sport today which wasn't there yesterday.

Despite challenges in our schedule, we are strongly committed to bringing Japanese athletes to New York and have them appear in the most-watched marathon in the world.

Whenever Alan steps to the line you know there's a shot that he's going to go faster than he ever has in his life. He's always goes after it. He's not afraid to take risks.