Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Corinthians 9:24

"Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain." — 1 Corinthians 9:24 (ASV)

So run, that ye may obtain.

Do not speculate about what others will do, or not do, but see to your own running: So run that ye may obtain. Salvation is all of grace; but when a man is saved, he still has to run the Christian race and to be a runner as long as he lives.