Motivational Running Quotes

Here are some fantastic motivational quotes to get you out of your rack first thing in the morning to hit the road….

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"Running is the ideal way of proving that you are better than someone else at something which is of no use to anyone."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."- Paulo Coelho

"The pain of discipline is less than the pain of regret."

"What counts in battle is what you do when the pain sets in" - John Short

"You will never take the fun out of my run. The run is mine and I will enjoy every minute of it. I know what my body needs better than anyone else. I will never run someone else's program. I will never be encouraged by a desire to beat someone. I run because I like how the movement feels. If I run to someone else's rhythm, how can it feel good?"

"If you want to run a race, run a mile. If you want to experience life, run a marathon."Emil Zatopek

"You're not puking and there's nothing broken, so get going! "

"The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That just leaves us."

"The reason I love running is because it feels so good when I stop."

"I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"?

"Failure is not in falling down, it's when we don't get up"

"I hope I run out of air before I run out of courage"

"Pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity." - Michael Johnson

"It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse." - Ann Trason

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts." - Steve Prefontaine

"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible." - Doug Larson

"Tough times don't last but tough people do." - A.C. Green

"My wife said if I go for one more run she is leaving me. God I'll miss her."

" I run because it is still quite possible to enjoy doing those things that we're not very good at."

"You can run with the big dogs or sit on the verandah and bark"

"If you don't get up and train you'll feel bad for longer than if you do "

"Good things come slow - especially in distance running."

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

"Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win."

"Running is like brushing my teeth; I don't think about it, I just run. The decision has already been made."

"The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat."

"Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me."

"Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Running is where I get mine."

"God determines how fast you're going to run; you can only determine how quickly you achieve it."

"The trouble with a rat race is that even when you win, you're still a rat."

"If you can't win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record."

"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop."

"The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals."

"We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they run past."

"Our bodies are our gardens - our wills are our gardeners."

"Remember, the second most important thing to choosing the right shoe, is choosing the left one."

"Some running is good, more is better, and too much is just enough."

"If you race merely for the tributes from others, you will be at the mercy of their expectations."

"Listen to your body. Don’t be a blind and deaf tenant. "

"Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the person we were destined to be."

"Want to run a great race? Simple! Live a great life and then just run naturally."

"You will pass out before you die - so keep on running

"I am willing to put myself though anything: temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as i can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process"

"The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly"