900 Inspirational Quotes For Marathon Runners (2023)
1. “Running is something you can do and be alone in your thoughts, and I like that.” — Carole Radziwill
2. “It makes me feel like I can conquer anything that comes at me. I’m never tapped out. I’m never tired around my two kids. I owe a lot of that to running.” ~ Travis Barker
3. “You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff.” – Lemony Snicket
4. “Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears.” – Laird Hamilton
5. “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. ” —John Bingham
6. “Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man. ” – Criss Jami
7. “The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.”
8. “Fast running isn’t forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you.” ~ Desiree Linden
9. “Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.” -Bill Rodgers.
10. “I am a running joke. Waking up at 4:30 am and jogging anywhere from 11 to 23 miles has been nothing short of horrifying. ” — Ryan Reynolds
11. “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. ” – Criss Jami
12. “A 12 minute mile is just as far as a 6 minute mile.” – Unknown Runner
13. “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”~ T.S. Elliot
14. “Running has been my main form of exercise. I’ve been running five or six days a week. I love it.” ~ Natalie Coughlin
15. “The strength within yourself is what you gotta have – find it, and you will succeed.” – Johnny Pesky
16. “I’m all about breaking mental boundaries, and training for a marathon falls right into the Jedi mind-training I need. — Alicia Keys
17. “I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together.” – Haruki Murakami
18. “Run! Life’s too short to walk. Unless you don’t know where you’re running to, then move very slowly.”~ Neil A. Hogan
19. “As we run, we become. ” —Amby Burfoot
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21. “You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.” – Adam Goucher
22. “If you still look cute after running, you didn’t go hard enough.” ~ Anonymous
23. “Run like hell and get the agony over with. ” – Clarence DeMar
24. Things that hurt, instruct. — Benjamin Franklin
25. “Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle.” ~ Kara Goucher
26. There are many challenges to long-distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys. — Gabrielle Zevin
27. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
28. “You can’t be miserable when you’re running. It’s such a simple and pure way to feel alive. ”― Veronica Rossi
29. “If you start to feel good during an ultra, don’t worry, you will get over it.” – Gene Thibeault
30. “Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts. ” ― Steve Prefontaine
31. “There’s always something new to learn, discover, and achieve in the world of running.” – Unknown
32. “Success does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
33. “Running is in my blood – the adrenaline flows before the races, the love/hate of butterflies in your stomach.” – Marcus O'Sullivan
34. “There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
35. “You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. ”—Steve Prefontaine
36. Run like hell and get the agony over with. — Clarence DeMar
37. “The freedom of Cross Country is so primitive. It’s woman vs. nature. ” ― Lynn Jennings
38. “The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back.” ~ Franklin P. Jones
39. “To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. ”
40. “Run when you’re sad, run when you’re happy, run when you’re angry. Running has the power to heal and transform.” – Unknown
41. “Running is a form of practiced stoicism. It means teaching your brain and body to be biochemically comfortable in a state of disrepair.”~ Matthew Inman
42. You Can Do It
43. “If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.” – Mark Spitz
44. Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. To us, exercise is nothing short of a miracle. — Cher
45. Learn How to Lose
46. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
47. “When it’s pouring rain and you’re bowling along through the wet, there’s satisfaction in knowing you’re out there and the others aren’t.” – Peter Snell
48. “There are no shortcuts in marathoning, so anyone who is a marathoner has worked hard.” -Jeffrey Horowitz
49. “My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy. ” – John Bryant
50. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. ” – Dean Karnazes
51. “I like trails more than roads. I’ve jumped over my share of rattlesnakes. I’ve seen mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats, skunks, hawks.” ~ Reggie Miller
52. No marathon gets easier later. The halfway point only marks the end of the beginning.
53. “Step one to running a marathon: You run. There is no step two. ” — Barney Stinson
54. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
55. “It’s amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.”
56. “I love running cross country. On a track, I feel like a hamster.” ~ Robin Williams
57. “Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’ The answer is usually: ‘Yes’.” – Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner
58. “Today, I run for pure, absolute joy. ”― Lopez Lomong
59. “The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from those who would confuse you. ” – Kristin Cashore
60. “You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.”
61. Every marathon I ran, I knew I had a faster one in me. — Dick Beardsley
62. “Don't get disheartened one mile into a marathon.”
63. “Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance. ” – Noel Carroll
64. “My feet have several thousand meetings scheduled with the dirt on a trail not far from here. Who am I to keep them waiting? Time to run. ” ― Jeb Dickerson
65. “Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. ” — Oprah Winfrey
66. “You don’t have to go fast; you just have to go.” – Unknown
67. “Run like you stole something.” – Unknown Runner
68. “I run when I need my head cleared,” – Emily Blunt
69. “There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys.” – Gabrielle Zevin
70. “Life is short. Running makes it seem longer.” – Baron Hansen
71. “There will be days you don’t think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you have.” – Unknown
72. “As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.” – Joan Benoit Samuelson
73. “Running is nothing more than a series of arguments between the part of your brain that wants to stop and the part that wants to keep going.” – Unknown Runner
74. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy… I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” ~ Art Williams
75. “As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.” ~ Joan Benoit Samuelson
76. “When push comes to shove, I’m going to figure out some doors need to be pulled to be opened. I like to walk into places like a duck that's just finished running a marathon.”
77. “What's the difference between running shoes and dancing shoes? Nothing, if you find a song that's 26.2 miles long.”
78. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”~ Eleanor Roosevelt
79. “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” —Max Depree
80. “There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day.” – Unknown
81. “The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen.”
82. “I didn’t feel like running today, which is exactly why I went.”
83. “The journey of entrepreneurship is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Success comes to those who can maintain their focus and determination over the long haul.”
84. “It’s not so much that I began to run, but that I continued. ” – Hal Higdon
85. “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Swati Sharma
86. “Of all the sports I’ve tried, some have come and gone but running has always been there for me. It’s the simplest of things to do: shove your trainers on and just go.” ~ Mel C
87. “That’s the beauty and the horror of the marathon, that it has that sense of, ‘Am I going too fast? Could I blow up? Am I gonna hit the wall?’ And there’s something about overcoming that.” -Ryan Lamppa
88. “Runners just do it – they run for the finish line even if someone else has reached it first. ” — Unknown
89. “Nothing, not even pain, lasts forever. If I can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, I will eventually get to the end.” ~ Kim Cowart
90. “Get going … walk if you have to but finish the damned race. ” – Ron Hill
91. “We run when we’re scared, we run when we’re ecstatic, we run away from our problems and run around for a good time.” – Christopher McDougall
92. “The only failure is not to try.” ~ George Clooney
93. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ” — Aristotle
94. “As athletes we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can’t pick the days they come on.” – Leena Kastor
95. “Coming back to running after a few weeks off is really tough. It’s humbling. Nothing wrong with a large dose of humility.” ~ Davina McCall
96. “Running strengthens self-motivation. ”― Tumpal Sihombing
97. Be the Best Runner You Can Be
98. “Doesn’t matter how fast you cross the finish line if you’re running the wrong race. ”― Richie Norton
99. “If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain’t getting them. ” – Christopher McDougall
100. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
101. “Children run everywhere for a reason – it’s fun. Grown-ups can forget that sometimes.”~ Jim Butcher
102. Embrace the Ups…and Downs
103. Marathon Training Plans
104. “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.” ~ Jimmy Buffett
105. Endurance Grounds You
106. “Just because your muscles start to protest doesn’t mean you have to listen.” – from the “Runner's High” Day-to-Day Calendar
107. “Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually pain passes and the flow returns. It’s part of racing.” – Frank Shorter
108. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
109. “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
110. “Run in places you love with people you like. Enjoying your surroundings and training partners will strengthen your commitment to running and bring out the best in you. ” — Deena Kastor
111. “Whoever established the high road and how high it should be should be fired.” ~ Sandra Bullock
112. “I choose the things that I want to do, and they all revolve around one thing: food. Even my running has to do with food. I run to stay in shape so I can eat what I want. ” — Bobby Flay
113. “Your mind will quit a thousand times before your body will. Feel the fear and do it anyway!” – Unknown Runner
114. “Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It’s the sprint. The marathon is hope.” -Mike Huckabee
115. “Someone who is busier than you is running right now.” ~ Nike
116. “Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.” ~ Steve Jobs
117. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.” – Mark Twain
118. “Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength. ” — Amanda Burton
119. Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running. — Julie Isphording
120. “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
121. “We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” – Jesse Owens
122. “Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.” ~Emma Donoghue
123. “A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.” – Steve Prefontaine
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125. “If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience another life, run a marathon.” – Emil Zatopek
126. “Never be afraid to try something new in your running journey. You might just find your new passion.” – Unknown
127. “The marathon can humble you.” ~ Bill Rodgers
128. “Running is real and relatively simple… but it ain’t easy. ” – Mark Will-Weber
129. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.”
130. “I’m always nervous. If I wasn’t nervous, it would be weird. I get the same feeling at all the big races. It’s part of the routine, and I accept it. It means I’m there and I’m ready. ”—Allyson Felix
131. As we run, we become. — Amby Burfoot
132. “The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life. ” – George Sheehan
133. “Running teaches us to keep moving forward, one step at a time, especially in the most painful moments.” – Unknown Runner
134. “I run every day. It’s like medicine. ” — Jennifer Carpenter
135. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” -Kathrine Switzer, women’s marathoning pioneer
136. “Be so good they can't ignore you. ” — Steve Martin
137. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Nike advert
138. “It’s not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.” ~ Hal Higdon
139. “We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.” – Hal Higdon
140. “Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.” – Amy Burfoot
141. Running Helps You Live Life to the Fullest
142. Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’ The answer is usually: ‘Yes’.”
143. “In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary.” – Shalane Flanagan
144. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy… I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” –Art Williams
145. “You didn’t come this far to only get this far.” – Unknown
146. “The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits of the human heart. ” – Bill Bowerman
147. “Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.”
148. “If the sun comes up, I have a chance.” ~ Venus Williams
149. “I believe you’ll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis.” –Bill Rodgers
150. “Run the first two-thirds of the race with your head and the last third with your heart.” – Unknown Runner
151. “Every run is a work of art, a drawing on each day’s canvas. Some runs are shouts and some runs are whispers. Some runs are eulogies and others, celebrations.” – Dagny Scott Barrios
152. “Run! Life’s too short to walk. Unless you don’t know where you’re running to, then move very slowly. ”― Neil A. Hogan
153. “My body is sore. I’m not very good at the sport called Sleeping. Like a waddling duck is to a marathon runner, so I am to a kitten. I need to practice more, maybe multiple times a day.”
154. “Every marathon I ran, I knew I had a faster one in me.” ~ Dick Beardsley
155. “The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat. ” – Bill Squires
156. “The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” – Steve Young
157. “Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.” ~ Sarah Condor
158. “Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running. ” – Sarah Condor
159. “Every run is a chance to discover new strengths, overcome challenges, and celebrate victories.” – Unknown
160. “If running is difficult, run more. This lesson applies to anything.”
161. It gave me a natural endorphin high, but it also helped me sleep, so it was perfect. It’s easy to understand how people replace addiction with exercise. — Eminem
162. “You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.”– Homer Rice
163. “He has so little energy in his body that he can only walk to the bathroom on the other side of the hallway twice a day.
164. “The real marathon is never the race, but the preparation leading up to it.” – John Hanc
165. “A marathon is like life with its ups and downs, but once you have done it, you feel that you can do anything.” -Unknown
166. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle
167. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
168. “You should run your first marathon for the right reasons because you’ll never be the same person again. You must want to do it, not do it because your boss did it or your spouse did it. ”
169. “The danger of adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.”
170. “Nothing hurts more but is so rewarding at the same time.” -Sandy Zanch
171. “The beauty of running is that it’s a constant reminder of the amazing things our bodies are capable of.” – Unknown
172. “As we run, we become.” ~ Amby Burfoot
173. Accept Pain as Part of Life
174. “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.” – Bill Bowerman
175. “But I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.” Meb Keflezighi
176. “Believe in yourself, and you can achieve anything.” – Kara Goucher
177. “There is a moment in every race. A moment where you can either quit, fold, or say to yourself, ‘I can do this.'” -Gatorade Ad.
178. “Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” – Doug Larson
179. The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you'll receive. But it's just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey.
180. “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.” – Jimmy Buffett
181. “Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.” – Fred Lebow
182. “To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life.” -Jeff Galloway
183. “No marathon gets easier later. The halfway point only marks the end of the beginning.” -Joe Henderson.
184. “It’s a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to do. ” – Alan Sillitoe
185. “Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others’ expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.” Meb Keflezighi
186. “Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.”
187. Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
188. “It’s not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.” – Hal Higdon
189. “Finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible.”-Unknown
190. Running is the basis of all the training that I do...it's like an escape. — Ellie Goulding
191. “The freedom of Cross Country is so primitive. It’s woman vs. nature.” ― Lynn Jennings
192. “Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.” – William James
193. “The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.” -Hal Higdon.
194. “One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon.” – Kara Goucher
195. “Everything you wanted to know about yourself, you can learn in 26.2 miles.” -Lori Culnane
196. “.... the last leg of marathon is always most trying and testing ....”
197. A Minute Isn’t a Long Time
198. “A runner must run with dreams in his heart.” ~ Emil Zatopek
199. How do you know if someone ran a marathon? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. — Jimmy Fallon
200. “When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.” -Haile Gebrselassie
201. “I go for a three-mile run every morning,” – Victoria Beckham
202. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” – Kathrine Switzer
203. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward…fear standing still.” ~ Kathleen Harris
204. “Run like you stole something” – Unknown
205. “Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle. ” – Kara Goucher
206. “I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.” – Bart Yasso
207. “Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there’s no reason to fear starting lines—or other new beginnings. ” – Amby Burfoot
208. “Your goal is simple: Finish. Experience your first race, don’t race it.” – Bob Glover
209. “Tough runs don’t last; tough runners do.” – Unknown Runner
210. “If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain’t getting them.” ~ Christopher McDougall
211. “Now I really enjoy running,” – Bear Grylls
212. “In any race, when the first half is all about pacing, the second half will be about passing.” – Hayden Shearman
213. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward…fear standing still. ” – Kathleen Harris
214. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
215. “I’ve learned that it’s what you do with the miles, rather than how many you’ve run” – Rod DeHaven
216. “In the marathon, anything can happen. Your body can argue that it wants to stop, but your mind has to convince it to keep going.” – Cathy O’Brien
217. “After all, if you run far enough, no one can catch you.” ~ V.E. Schwab
218. “We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. ” ― Emil Zatopek
219. “Running is great for your body. It will increase your energy levels and helps you to clear your mind.” ~ Heidi Klum
220. “A short run is better than no run. ” —Unknown
221. Exercise is so amazing from the inside out. I feel so alive and have so much energy. — Vanessa Hudgens
222. “Racing is an escape from society. From symbols of status, and self-perception. A chance to just be. For everyone to just be, with each other.” – Erin Beresini
223. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ” – Aristotle
224. “You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self–discipline to get the job done.” – Adam Goucher
225. “Exercise is so amazing from the inside out. I feel so alive and have so much energy.” ~ Vanessa Hudgens
226. “A runner must run with dreams in his heart.” – Emil Zatopek
227. “Running releases more than just sweat.” – Asics
228. “I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.”
229. “Running has never failed to give me great end results, and that’s why I keep coming back for more!” ― Sasha Azevedo
230. “You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming.” -Frank Shorter.
231. “It is better, I think, to begin easily and get your running to be smooth and relaxed and then to go faster and faster. ” ― Henry Rono
232. “The marathon can humble you.” – Bill Rodgers
233. “If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are. ” – Christopher McDougall
234. “If I continue to set goals and accomplish those goals, that means I’m doing something right. — Kevin Hart
235. “Why race? The need to be tested, perhaps; the need to take risks; and the chance to be number one.” – George Sheehan
236. Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware of it. Unfortunately, when the awareness comes, it is excruciating.
237. “Out on the roads, there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be.” – George Sheehan
238. “I would love for everybody in this country to run one marathon a year.” -Gary Muhrcke
239. “When you feel life’s slow, run !”― Tumpal Sihombing
240. “Two joggers passed, shoes cheerfully slapping against the pavement.” ~ Sara Shepard
241. “I breathe in strength and breathe out weakness. ” –Amy Hastings Cragg, quoting her mantra during marathons
242. “Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle.” – Kara Goucher
243. “Mindful running is the medicine which throws out all the negativity from mind and body. ” — Invajy
244. “A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything.” – Unknown
245. “There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.” ~ Dean Karnazes
246. “I’m tired. It’s too hot. It’s raining. It’s too late. It’s too cold. Let’s go.”
247. “If we had a drug that did what exercise did, it would be the biggest revolution ever and would be promoted all over the world. And all you have to do is go out for a run.”- Greg Wells, Ph.D
248. It's an acquired skill, being able to discuss your love life, children, and friends, all while you're running! But we have mastered it. — Reese Witherspoon
249. “Only after a marathon can I say I have given everything. Because of the enormity of the attempt, the cleansing of the pain, I can sit, even stiff and blistered, and know a kind of peace. “
250. “I can't imagine living and not running.” – Paula Radcliffe
251. There is a moment in every race. A moment where you can either quit, fold, or say to yourself, 'I can do this.'
252. “If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” – Ronnie Lott
253. “It gave me a natural endorphin high, but it also helped me sleep, so it was perfect. It’s easy to understand how people replace addiction with exercise.” ~ Eminem
254. “The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen. -Dean Karnazes
255. “It's amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.” – Sara Hall
256. “Ask nothing from your running, in other words, and you’ll get more than you ever imagined. ” ― Christopher McDougall
257. “Running isn’t a sport for pretty boys…It’s about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. It’s the frozen spit on your chin and the nausea in your gut.
258. “Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine.” – John Trautmann
259. “Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.”-Hal Higdon, running coach
260. “Don’t dream of winning, train for it!” ~ Mo Farah
261. “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. ” – John Bingham
262. “There are no shortcuts in marathoning, so anyone who is a marathoner has worked hard. ”
263. “You can alter mood by running.”~ Tumpal Sihombing
264. “Running is the basis of all the training that I do…it’s like an escape.” ~ Ellie Goulding
265. “Forever is composed of nows.”
266. “Running a marathon is not a question of whether it will be painful, but when it will be painful. It does help to have a sense of humor, but I’m also respectful of the race. ” — Will Ferrell
267. “It started to become what I looked forward to most; it was the only time I got to be in my own head. — Rob Riggle
268. “It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.” – Emil Zatopek
269. Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.
270. “Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable.” – Kara Goucher
271. “If you start dreaming you are not running fast enough. ”― Jacob Vermeire
272. “Running is my private time, my therapy, my religion. ” – Gail W. Kislevitz
273. “While you, and only you, can move your legs from start to finish, no one runs a marathon alone. ”
274. “Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.” – Jerry Dunn
275. “The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed. ” – Bethany Brookbank
276. “If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. ” ― Michael Jordan
277. “My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already. ” ― Milton Berle
278. “They don’t give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.” -Michael Johnson
279. Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging, and present obstacles, however, if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.
280. “After all, if you run far enough, no one can catch you.” ― V.E. Schwab
281. “The voice in your head that says that you can’t do this is a liar.” – Unknown Runner
282. “Life is like a marathon. It’s full of ups and down that take your breath away. ”
283. “If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are.” ~ Christopher McDougall
284. “Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance. ” — Noel Carroll
285. “A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.” ~ Steve Prefontaine
286. “I like trails more than roads. I’ve jumped over my share of rattlesnakes. I’ve seen mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats, skunks, hawks. ” — Reggie Miller
287. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ”Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. ” – Muhammad Ali
288. “The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.” – Erma Bombeck
289. “The body achieves what the mind believes.”
290. “Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it’s all about.”
291. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” ~ Kathrine Switzer
292. “Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually pain passes and the flow returns. It’s part of racing. ” ― Frank Shorter
293. “Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine.” ~ John Trautmann
294. “I woke up on my birthday and said, ‘I want to run 10 miles.’ I just wanted to see if I could run double-digit mileage.” ~ Sterling K. Brown
295. “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” – Juma Ikangaa
296. “Running became the one event in my daily life that I looked forward to. Books and movies paled in comparison to the refuge of my feet slapping patiently in the fresh morning air” ~ Kate Kinsey
297. “When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. ”
298. “Most runners hope running will always be a part of their lives. I’ll be happy if running and I can grow old together.” – Haruki Murakami
299. “I always loved running…. It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power. ” ― Jesse Owens
300. “Anyone can star a marathon. Only the strongest will finish it, even after they fall.”
301. “The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative stay smiling, and keep running.” – Fauja Singh
302. “Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.” – Henry Ford
303. “Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
304. “The understanding of the universe is equivalent to running a marathon. By the time humanity reaches extinction, we would have not even crossed the first few meters.”
305. “Today is a new day, a new run, and a new opportunity to become the best runner you can be.” – Unknown
306. “That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life is.” – Kara Goucher
307. “Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.” ~ Hal Higdon
308. “If you’ve never had a bad day running, you’re probably doing something wrong. If you’ve never had a good day running, you’re definitely doing something wrong.”~ Mark Remy
309. “It’s hard to explain to someone who doesn’t run why one of my goals is to suffer a little.”
310. “It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
311. “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. ”— Juma Ikangaa
312. “You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.” ~ Steve Prefontaine
313. “Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that’s how we’ll know life is finally finished.” – Patrick Ness
314. “We can’t all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. ” — Will Rogers
315. “Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.” – Tim Noakes
316. “Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle. ” —Mina Samuels
317. “Running is a simple activity. Just lace up your shoes and go, one step at a time, like each breath. ”― Adharanand Finn
318. “It doesn’t matter how fast or how far you’re going. If you’re putting on your shoes and going out for a run, you are a runner, you are in that club.”
319. “You can keep going and your legs might hurt for a week, or you can quit and your mind will hurt for a lifetime.” -Mark Allen
320. “But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.”
321. “After all, if you run far enough, no one can catch you. ” ― V. E. Schwab
322. “There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighbors you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open. ” – NIKE
323. “Once I’m awake, I’m awake, which helps when you have to run in the mornings. ” — Kai Ryssdal
324. “Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is life well lived.” – Dean Karnazes
325. “The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.” – Paolo Coelho
326. “Running is something you can do and be alone in your thoughts, and I like that.” ~ Carole Radziwill
327. “The more you explore the world of running, the more you realize how truly limitless it is.” – Unknown
328. ““My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.” – John Bryant
329. “Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind. ” — William J. Clinton
330. “I run every day. It’s like medicine.” ~ Jennifer Carpenter
331. “You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff.” ~ Lemony Snicket
332. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor
333. “Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.” – Sarah Condor
334. “Climb mountains, not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.”
335. “The pain of running relieves the pain of living.” ~ Jacqueline Simon Gunn
336. “The only bad run is the one you didn’t do.” – Unknown
337. “Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it.” – Oprah Winfrey
338. “What I’ve learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you’re hurting like crazy and you want to give up. Success is often just around the corner.” – James Dyson
339. “Running is a lot like life. Only 10 percent of it is exciting. 90 percent of it is slog and drudge. ” — Dave Bedford
340. “The trouble with jogging is that by the time you realize you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back. ” —Franklin P. Jones
341. “Clear your mind of can’t.” – Samuel Johnson
342. “It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.” Brooks Johnson
343. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~ Confucius
344. “There is nothing so momentary as a sporting achievement, and nothing so lasting as the memory of it.” – Greg Dening
345. Just keep moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago. It's a Buddhist saying, I think: 'There is no wasted effort.' — Lauren Graham
346. “Number one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trail, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that’s cool too. ” ― Pat Tyson
347. “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
348. “…For me there has always been a place to go and a terrible urgency to get there.”
349. “Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. ” ― Haruki Murakami
350. “As we run, we become. ” – Amby Burfoot
351. “Every race proves a new opportunity to educate myself about what it means to be a runner and what it means to run. ”― Jill Grunenwald
352. “The best runs are the ones where you forget you’re running.” – Unknown
353. “Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that’s how we’ll know life is finally finished.” ~ Patrick Ness
354. “Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” – Oprah Winfrey
355. “He taught me to run high on my toes. I will always remember his words: run proud & remember you are alive. ”― Brian Andreas
356. “Never limit where running can take you. I mean that geographically, spiritually, and of course, physically.” ~Bart Yasso
357. A marathon is hundreds of miles. The finish is the last 26.2.
358. “Run in the morning … before your brain figures out what your body is doing!” ~ Anonymous
359. “It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination. ” – John Bingham
360. “One day, one run at a time – that’s all it takes to change your life.” – Unknown
361. “Waking up early in the morning and jogging for half an hour is all you need to overcome your mental health issues.” ~ Invajy
362. Step one to running a marathon: You run. There is no step two. — Barney Stinson
363. I also feel it usually takes four or five races to hit your best marathon for your body to be accustomed to the training AND the race itself.
364. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett
365. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
366. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
367. “Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work.” – Kara Goucher
368. “Something happens to me when I run. People think it’s crazy when I say it. All of my ideas come in when I run. That is my time where it’s just me, where I get to create.” ~ Theo Rossi
369. “You didn't beat me. You merely finished in front of me.” – Hal Higdon
370. I am 100 percent convinced that working out is part of what makes me so happy. — Jennifer Lopez
371. “Get going … walk if you have to, but finish the damned race. ” —Ron Hill
372. “Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
373. “At mile 20, I thought I was dead. At mile 22, I wished I was dead. At mile 24, I knew I was dead. At mile 26.2, I realized I had become too tough to kill. -Unknown
374. “Running is my private time, my therapy, my religion.” ~ Gail W. Kislevitz
375. Tough Love
376. “It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.” – John Bingham
377. “It’s you versus you. Make sure you come out on top.” – Unknown
378. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. ” —Dean Karnazes
379. “Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good. ”—Hal Higdon
380. “I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.” – Bill Rodgers
381. “Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion. ” — Lorraine Moller
382. “Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up. ”
383. “Life is a craft no one masters. But we will see an abundance of amazing colors, beautiful views and stunning insights along the way.”
384. Why Wait?
385. “To me, sweat is workout bliss.” ~ Brooke Burke-Charvet
386. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. ” — Martin Luther King, Jr
387. “That day remains very special to me and if I had one day to live over in my lifetime, it would be my first marathon.” -Dick Traum, New York City Marathon first amputee runner
388. “The marathon can humble you.” -Bill Rodgers
389. “If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.” – Hippocrates
390. “Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived. ” ― Dean Karnazes
391. “Run like hell and get the agony over with.” ~ Clarence DeMar
392. “Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running. ” — Amby Burfoot
393. “Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can. ” – Lowell Thomas
394. “When it’s pouring rain and you’re bowling along through the wet, there’s satisfaction in knowing you’re out there and the others aren’t.” ~ Peter Snell
395. “If you want to change your body, exercise. If you want to change your life, become a runner.” – Unknown Runner
396. “Running is my alone time. I have people around me all the time, all day. The only time I have alone is when I’m running, or when I’m at church. Running’s easier to fit in. ” — Mario Lopez
397. “It’s not about how fast you go, but how far you’re willing to push yourself.” – Unknown
398. “I feel like when I am running, it not only helps change me physically, it also improves my state of mind.” ~ Derek Hough
399. “The more I run, the more I love my body. Not because it’s perfect, far from it, but because with every mile it is proving to me that I am capable of more than I ever thought possible.” – Unknown
400. “Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.” -George Sheehan
401. “Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator, and spiritual communion.” – Lorraine Moller
402. “The voice in your head that says that you can’t do this is a liar. ” —Unknown
403. Put in the Work
404. If you still look cute after working out, you didn't go hard enough. — Unknown
405. It is difficult to train for a marathon, but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon.
406. “Marathons are like having kids. Sometimes you’re not sure why you signed up for it…then in a moment, it all becomes apparent. ”
407. “You should be running.” – Liz Sherman
408. “Run, run and run….. the more your body cries out as a sweat, more physically and mentally fit you are.” ~ Invajy
409. “Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.” ~ Dean Karnazes
410. “The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear. ” — Herb Elliott
411. “Nothing, not even pain, lasts forever. If I can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, I will eventually get to the end. ” — Kim Cowart
412. “Just running the streets was absolutely everything and more than I possibly expected.” ~ Jennie Finch
413. “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan
414. “Those who never run long distance or meditate in their lifetimes, miss out on the best free drugs the planet has to offer.”~ Robert Black
415. “As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are. ” – Joan Benoit Samuelson
416. “I love the way that it makes my body feel and it’s just my time for myself where I can get out there and think and let my mind go. — Laila Ali
417. “I run because it always takes me where I want to go. ” —Dean Karnazes
418. “When you cross the finish line, no matter how slow or fast, it will change your life forever. ” – Dick Beardsley
419. “There will be days you don’t think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you have. ”
420. “I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” ~ Ronald Rook
421. “As we run, we become.” – Amby Burfoot
422. “Nothing hurts more but is so rewarding at the same time. ”
423. “No matter how slow you go you are still lapping everyone on the couch. ” —Unknown
424. I dare you to train for a marathon, and not have it change your life.
425. “Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin, the motivation to continue, the motivation never to quit.” ~Hal Higdon
426. “Anyone can run 20 miles. It’s the next six that count. ” ― Barry Magee
427. “Building something that matters is a marathon, not a sprint.”
428. “It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Nelson Mandela
429. “A runner must run with dreams in his heart. ” – Emil Zatopek
430. “Running is in my blood – the adrenaline flows before the races, the love/hate of butterflies in your stomach.” ~ Marcus O’Sullivan
431. “That’s the beauty and the horror of the marathon, that it has that sense of, ‘Am I going too fast? Could I blow up? Am I gonna hit the wall?’ And there’s something about overcoming that. ”
432. “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see. ” — Jimmy Buffett
433. “Sometimes a slight pace change is all you need to snap out of a mental or pyhsical funk. ” — Mark Plaatjes
434. “I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is, 'if I'm not out there training…someone else is.” – Lynn Jennings
435. “Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished.” – Jack Lovelock
436. “If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it. ” – Priscilla Welch
437. “Running a marathon is not a question of whether it will be painful, but when it will be painful. It does help to have a sense of humor, but I’m also respectful of the race. ”
438. “Run in the morning … before your brain figures out what your body is doing!” – Unknown Runner
439. “When you run, every step you take leaves your weaker self behind and brings you one step closer to the strongest person you can be. ”― Toni Sorenson
440. “Running became the one event in my daily life that I looked forward to. Books and movies paled in comparison to the refuge of my feet slapping patiently in the fresh morning air” – Kate Kinsey
441. “When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race.” – Jay Foonberg
442. “It makes me feel like I can conquer anything that comes at me. I’m never tapped out. I’m never tired around my two kids. I owe a lot of that to running. ” — Travis Barker
443. “I love the way that it makes my body feel and it’s just my time for myself where I can get out there and think and let my mind go.” ~ Laila Ali
444. “Coming back to running after a few weeks off is really tough. It’s humbling. Nothing wrong with a large dose of humility. ” — Davina McCall
445. “I dare you to train for a marathon, and not have it change your life.” -Susan Sidoriak
446. “Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.” -Amby Burfoot
447. “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.”
448. “Running is a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can’t run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster. ”― Scott Jurek
449. “Running is a journey filled with endless opportunities for adventure, challenge, and personal growth.” – Unknown
450. “Good things come slow, especially in distance running. ” – Bill Dellinger
451. “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. ” – Seneca
452. “When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.” – Deena Kastor
453. “Ask nothing from your running, in other words, and you’ll get more than you ever imagined.” – Christopher McDougall
454. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
455. “Someone who is busier than you is running right now. ” —Nike
456. Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. — Steve Jobs
457. “My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: 'Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win.” – Carl Lewis
458. “I cannot live without it now. When you have such a good workout, it clears everything up mentally, physically, and you just have a better day.” – Minka Kell
459. “Whoever established the high road and how high it should be should be fired. — Sandra Bullock
460. “Run like hell and get the agony over with.” – Clarence DeMar
461. “Be somebody nobody thought you could be.”
462. “Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.” – Lorraine Moller
463. “If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.” – Fred DeVito
464. “You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming. ” – Frank Shorter
465. “You can run 5K races until your dresser drawers overflow with T-shirts, but it is not quite the same as going to the starting line of a marathon. ”
466. “When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.” – Unknown
467. “Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” – Doug Larson
468. “I may not be the fastest or the strongest, but I run with my heart, and that’s what makes me unstoppable.” – Unknown
469. “Nothing, not even pain, lasts forever. If I can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, I will eventually get to the end.” – Kim Cowart
470. “I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I’m not out there training, someone else is. ” — Lynn Jennings
471. “What seems hard now will one day be your warm-up. ” —Unknown
472. “Running is the perfect way to quiet the mind and let your soul speak.” – Unknown
473. The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.
474. “Running a marathon was important to me, so I found time to train for it. Writing books is also important to me, so you know what? I carve out the time.” -Rachel Hollis
475. “There is no finish like the one you questioned.”
476. “Engage in tasks and hobbies that bring you joy, like reading a book or going for a run. ” — Jeff Gunn
477. “I can run at pace of my breath. ”― Lailah Gifty Akita
478. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
479. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy… I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. ” – Art Williams
480. “Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance.” ~ Noel Carroll
481. “All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.” – Haruki Murakami
482. “It’s my own space, my own time, when I’m just out there letting my thoughts go. It’s part of my day like eating, and it’s one of my favorite parts.” – Louise Kent
483. “Go as long as you can, and then take another step. ” —Unknown
484. “A runner is real when she takes the first step. ” —Clarissa Pinkola Estes
485. “As we run, we become.” ~Amby Burfoot
486. “Long-distance running is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. ” – Rich Davis
487. I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty. — Wendy Liebman
488. “Start slow, then taper off.” – Walt Stack
489. “If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience another life, run a marathon. ” – Emil Zatopek
490. “Running is not just an exercise; it’s a way of life.” – Joan Benoit Samuelson
491. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” ~Kathrine Switzer
492. “Running a marathon is not a question of whether it will be painful, but when it will be painful. It does help to have a sense of humor, but I’m also respectful of the race.” ~ Will Ferrell
493. “If the hill has its own name, then it’s probably a pretty tough hill.” – Marty Stern
494. “Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.” – Unknown
495. “You thought it would break you in two, but it made you twice as strong.”
496. “Running is therapy anyone can afford.”~ Toni Sorenson
497. “My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years old already.” – Milton Berle
498. “I started running to escape the memories that drinking couldn’t cover up”― Dean Karnazes
499. “Two joggers passed, shoes cheerfully slapping against the pavement. ”― Sara Shepard
500. You don't have to be so tough that it doesn't hurt, you just have to be tough enough not to quit.
501. “Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be. ”― Stephen Chbosky
502. “Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?” – Peter Maher
503. “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T. S. Eliot
504. “In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished. ’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that. ” – Fred Lebow
505. “When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that are very exciting.”
506. “I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.” ~ Wendy Liebman
507. “Get going … walk if you have to but finish the damned race.” – Ron Hill
508. “What seems hard now will one day be your warmup.” – Unknown Runner
509. “We can’t all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.” ~ Will Rogers
510. “Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle.” – Mina Samuels
511. “One run can change your day. Many runs can change your life.” – Unknown Runner
512. “That day remains very special to me and if I had one day to live over in my lifetime, it would be my first marathon. ”
513. “I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I’m damned if I’m going to use up mine running up and down a street.” ~ Neil Armstrong
514. “My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.” ~ Milton Berle
515. “Don’t be a jogger, they’re the one’s who find dead bodies. — Amanda Brooks
516. “Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.” – Julie Isphording
517. “Marathons are like having kids. Sometimes you’re not sure why you signed up for it…then in a moment, it all becomes apparent.” -Unknown
518. Have Courage
519. “Good things come slow – especially in distance running. ” — Bill Dellinger
520. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
521. “Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’ The answer is usually: ‘Yes’.” -Paul Tergat
522. “A 12 minute mile is just as far as a 6 minute mile. ” —Unknown
523. “Your body is made to move so move it.”~ Toni Sorenson
524. “If we had a drug that did what exercise did, it would be the biggest revolution ever and would be promoted all over the world. And all you have to do is go out for a run.”~ Greg Wells
525. “For me, running is a lifestyle and an art. I’m more interested in the magic of it than the mechanics. ” ― Lorraine Moller
526. “You should run your first marathon for the right reasons, because you’ll never be the same person again. You must want to do it, not do it because your boss did it or your spouse did it. ”
527. “Running ain’t no bad thing. Leastways if you run in the right direction. ” – Mark Lawrence
528. “A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.” – Steve Prefontaine
529. When I'm working 16-hour days and I can't work out, I get angry very easily. It's because I'm missing all those good endorphins. For me, exercise equals happiness. — Heather Morris
530. “Stay in the race. Keep running. Keep walking. Keep praying. The Lord will renew your strength. ” — Jeffrey R. Holland
531. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ~ Haruki Murakami
532. “The pain of running relieves the pain of living.” – Jacqueline Simon Gunn
533. When the Sun Comes Up, You’d Better Be Running
534. “Running is therapy anyone can afford. ”― Toni Sorenson
535. “Shut up and run. ”― Matthew Inman
536. “A year from now you will wish you had started today. ” —Karen Lamb
537. “Every day is a good day when you run. ”― Kevin Nelson
538. “Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine. ” — John Trautmann
539. “All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.” -Kathrine Switzer.
540. “Run. Because zombies will eat the untrained ones first!” —Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide
541. “I breathe in strength and breathe out weakness,’ is my mantra during marathons – it calms me down and helps me focus.” – Amy Hastings
542. “Toenails are for sissies.” – Unknown Runner
543. “The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.” – Sebastian Coe
544. “Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.” ~ Julie Isphording
545. “We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it. ” – Deena Kastor
546. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.”~ Dean Karnazes
547. “Run like Ryan Gosling is waiting for you at the finish line. With a puppy.” – Unknown Runner
548. “Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.” – Lauren Fleshman
549. High Five Events Continues Support of Texas Coast
550. “When you run, the road belongs to you.”~ Toni Sorenson
551. “The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other,… but to be with each other.” ~ Christopher McDougall
552. “Running is all about positive frame of mind. Stay positive, work hard and make it happen.” ~ Invajy
553. “Runners don’t quit. We fade; we “hit the wall”; we’re sometimes reduced to a walk. But we keep on. ”― Amby Burfoot
554. “Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” – Dean Karnazes
555. “Running! If there’s any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can’t think of what it might be.” – Joyce Carol Oates
556. Don't dream of winning, train for it! — Mo Farah
557. “Don’t worry, toenails are overrated.” – Unknown Runner
558. Running is a lot like life. Only 10 percent of it is exciting. 90 percent of it is slog and drudge. — Dave Bedford
559. “There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighbors you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.”~ Nike
560. “Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” – Steve Prefontaine
561. “The only failure is not to try. — George Clooney
562. “Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run. ” – Jumbo Elliot
563. “On your good days, run hard. On your bad days, run as long as you need.” – Unknown Runner
564. “Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” ~ Steve Prefontaine
565. “For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you’re capable of. ” – Paula Radcliffe
566. “Ask yourself: “Can I give more?” The answer is usually: “Yes.” – Paul Tergat
567. “I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” – Ronald Rook
568. “Something happens to me when I run. People think it’s crazy when I say it. All of my ideas come in when I run. That is my time where it’s just me, where I get to create.” – Theo Rossi
569. “Run. Because zombies will eat the untrained ones first!” – Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide
570. “The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other… but to be with each other.” – Christopher McDougall
571. Coming back to running after a few weeks off is really tough. It’s humbling. Nothing wrong with a large dose of humility. — Davina McCall
572. “Things that hurt, instruct.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
573. “I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty. ” — Wendy Liebman
574. “I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” ~ Michael Jordan
575. “Running has been my main form of exercise. I've been running five or six days a week. I love it. ” —Natalie Coughlin
576. “Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days” ~ Bob Hneisen
577. “Marathoning. The triumph of desire over reason.” – New Balance
578. “I don’t think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups.” – Rita Rudner
579. “When I run, I feel alive, powerful, and unstoppable.” – Unknown
580. “I enjoy the simplistic training and life in marathon. You run, eat, sleep, walk around – that’s how life is. You don’t get complicated. The moment you get complicated it distracts your mind.”
581. “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” ~ John Bingham
582. If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.
583. “There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner. ” — Dean Karnazes
584. “Running would help with the weight, but the weight did not help with running. ”― Alexandra Heminsley
585. “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.”
586. “We are designed to run, and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so.” – Jeff Galloway
587. “If you have a body, you are an athlete.” ~ Bill Bowerman
588. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. ” – Kathrine Switzer
589. “The marathon. How an average runner becomes more than average. ”
590. “Why race? The need to be tested, perhaps; the need to take risks; and the chance to be number one.” ~ George Sheehan
591. “I feel like when I am running, it not only helps change me physically, it also improves my state of mind. — Derek Hough
592. “Remember: Sweat is fat crying.” – Unknown Runner
593. “I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.” ~ Bart Yasso
594. “Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable.” ~ Kara Goucher
595. “Do your feet hurt? It’s probably a mix of doing so much running and kicking so much ass! Keep it up!” – Unknown Runner
596. “I’m alone, but I’m not lonely. I like who I am. I like who I’m becoming. ” – Deena Kastor
597. “Ask yourself: “Can I give more?” The answer is usually: “Yes.” ~ Paul Tergat
598. Running is great for your body. It will increase your energy levels and helps you to clear your mind. — Heidi Klum
599. “In the first half of the race, don’t be an idiot. In the second half, don’t be a wimp!” -Scott Douglas
600. “Not all races are run on a track. And not all finish lines are marked by ticker tape. ”― Toni Sorenson
601. “If you feel bad at 10 miles, you’re in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you’re normal. If you don’t feel bad at 26 miles, you’re abnormal. ” —Rob de Castella
602. “Fast running isn’t forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you. ” – Desiree Linden
603. “A short run is better than no run.” – Unknown
604. “If I continue to set goals and accomplish those goals, that means I’m doing something right.” ~ Kevin Hart
605. I’ve got 99 problems, so I went on a run to ignore them all. — Unknown
606. “No matter how slow you go you are still lapping everyone on the couch.” – Unknown Runner
607. “I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results. ” – Bill Rodgers
608. Running Pace Calculator
609. “Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running. ” —Julie Isphording
610. “Something happens to me when I run. People think it’s crazy when I say it. All of my ideas come in when I run. That is my time where it’s just me, where I get to create. ” — Theo Rossi
611. “Everything you wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26. 2 miles. ”
612. “There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day.” – Unknown Runner
613. “Don’t dream of winning, train for it!” — Mo Farah
614. “No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences.” – George Sheehan
615. “Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit. ”
616. “It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination.” ~ John Bingham
617. “Patience is the key which solves all problems.” – Sudanese Proverb
618. “Children run everywhere for a reason–it’s fun. Grown-ups can forget that sometimes. ”― Jim Butcher
619. “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.”- Juma Ikangaa
620. “I’ve learned that it’s what you do with the miles, rather than how many you’ve run” ~ Rod DeHaven
621. Enjoy the Journey
622. “Running is my alone time. I have people around me all the time, all day. The only time I have alone is when I’m running, or when I’m at church. Running’s easier to fit in.” ~ Mario Lopez
623. “Just keep moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago. It’s a Buddhist saying, I think: ‘There is no wasted effort.’” ~ Lauren Graham
624. “My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: ‘Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win… channel your energy. Focus.’”
625. “If you don’t think you were born to run, you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are.” – Christopher McDougall
626. “Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going!” ~ Jillian Michaels
627. “Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person. ” — John Bingham
628. “When it’s pouring rain and you’re bowling along through the wet, there’s satisfaction in knowing you’re out there and the others aren’t.”- Peter Snell
629. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ” – Confucius
630. “The thirst you feel in your throat and lungs will be gone minutes after the race is over. The pain in your legs within days, but the glory of your finish will last forever.” -Unknown
631. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
632. “In the first half of the race, don’t be an idiot. In the second half, don’t be a wimp!”
633. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ” —Haruki Murakami
634. “A short run is better than no run.” – Unknown Runner
635. “Don’t get disheartened a mile into a marathon.”
636. Of all the sports I’ve tried, some have come and gone but running has always been there for me. It’s the simplest of things to do: shove your trainers on and just go. — Mel C, The Spice Girls
637. “There are many challenges to long-distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys. ” — Gabrielle Zevin
638. “If I pass out, please pause my Garmin.” – Unknown Runner
639. “My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: “Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win… channel your energy. Focus.” – Carl Lewis
640. “We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is lifetime sport.” – Alberto Salazar
641. “For me, races are the celebration of my training.”
642. “It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. ” – Emil Zatopek
643. “You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.” – Gatorade
644. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. ”
645. “It doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” – Fred Lebow
646. “For me, races are the celebration of my training.” – Dan Browne
647. “Running gives me confidence. ” — Steve Prefontaine
648. “You can’t flirt with the track, you must marry it.” – Bill Easton
649. “I’ll be happy if running and I can grow old together.” – Haruki Murakami
650. “There’s not one body type that equates to success. Accept the body you have and be the best you can be with it. ” – Mary Cullen
651. “If we had a drug that did what exercise did, it would be the biggest revolution ever and would be promoted all over the world. And all you have to do is go out for a run. ”— Greg Wells, Ph. D
652. Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
653. “Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind. ” ― Sasha Azevedo
654. “A runner is real when she takes the first step.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estes
655. It’s Totally Worth It
656. “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable
657. Best Gifts For Women Runners
658. “My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.” ~ John Bryant
659. “I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I’m damned if I’m going to use up mine running up and down a street. ” – Neil Armstrong
660. “If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you could do it” – Priscilla Welsh
661. “Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go.” -Anonymous
662. “There’s not one body type that equates to success. Accept the body you have and be the best you can be with it.” ~ Mary Cullen
663. “Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.” ~ Charles M. Schultz
664. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. — Mahatma Gandhi
665. “Running is my private time, my therapy, my religion.” – Gail W. Kislevitz
666. “Running is the ultimate form of personal motivation. It’s just you, the road, and the will to keep going.” – Unknown
667. “At mile 20, I thought I was dead. At mile 22, I wished I was dead. At mile 24, I knew I was dead. At mile 26. 2, I realized I had become too tough to kill. ”
668. “Get going … walk if you have to, but finish the damned race. ” – Ron Hill
669. “I love running cross country. On a track, I feel like a hamster. ” — Robin Williams
670. “Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that’s how we’ll know life is finally finished. ” – Patrick Ness
671. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and, most of all, LOVE of what you are doing.” – Pele
672. “When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that are very exciting.” – Doris Brown Heritage
673. “Step one to running a marathon: You run. There is no step two.” ~ Barney Stinson
674. Do Your Best Today
675. “A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything.” ~ Anonymous
676. “Life (and running) is not all about time, but about our experiences along the way.” – Jen Rhines
677. “There are many challenges to long-distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys.” ~ Gabrielle Zevin
678. “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” – George Whitefield
679. “Running is a lot like life. It’s not always easy, but the rewards make every step worth it.” – Unknown
680. “Some people train knowing they’re not working as hard as other people. I can’t fathom how they think.” – Alberto Salazar
681. “Don’t be a jogger, they’re the one’s who find dead bodies.” ~ Amanda Brooks
682. “I choose the things that I want to do, and they all revolve around one thing: food. Even my running has to do with food. I run to stay in shape so I can eat what I want.” ~ Bobby Flay
683. “Every marathon I ran, I knew I had a faster one in me.” – Dick Beardsley
684. “If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.” Amby Burfoot
685. “Shut up legs. We got this. ” —Unknown
686. “Good things come slow, especially in distance running.” – Bill Dellinger
687. “The real purpose of running isn't to win a race. It's to test the limits of the human heart.” – Bill Bowerman
688. “There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighbors you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.” – NIKE
689. “Running is great for your body. It will increase your energy levels and helps you to clear your mind. ” – Heidi Klum
690. Be Curious
691. “Run your race, and the rest of your life will fall into place.” – Unknown
692. “I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner. ” —Bart Yasso
693. “Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. To us, exercise is nothing short of a miracle.” ~ Cher
694. “Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging, and present obstacles, however, if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.”
695. “A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. ” – Steve Prefontaine
696. “There’s not one body type that equates to success. Accept the body you have and be the best you can be with it.” – Mary Cullen
697. “The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.” ~ George Sheehan
698. “Marathon running, for me, was the most controlled test of mettle that I could ever think of. It’s you against Darwin.” -Ryan Reynolds
699. “Running is that big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks, are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today. ” – Peter Maher
700. “Don't be afraid to fail. It's not the end of the world and in many ways, it's the first step toward learning something better and getting better at it. — Jon Hamm
701. “You CHOSE to do this. Be grateful that you’re here and appreciate the opportunity.” – Anna Frost
702. “I am a running joke. Waking up at 4:30 am and jogging anywhere from 11 to 23 miles has been nothing short of horrifying.” ~ Ryan Reynolds
703. “It is difficult to train for a marathon, but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon.” -Aaron Douglas Trimble
704. “The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back. ” — Franklin P. Jones
705. “Life is complicated. Running is simple. Is it any wonder that people like to run?” – Kevin Nelson
706. “Just running the streets was absolutely everything and more than I possibly expected. — Jennie Finch
707. “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see. ” – Jimmy Buffett
708. “Good things come slow – especially in distance running.” ~ Bill Dellinger
709. “I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days. ” — Ronald Rook
710. “Go as long as you can, and then take another step.” – Unknown Runner
711. “Run hard, be strong, think big. ” ― Percy Cerutty
712. “But I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.” – Meb Keflezighi
713. “You must not run faster than this or jump higher than that. The human spirit is indomitable.” – Roger Bannister, first sub-four-minute mile runner
714. “It started to become what I looked forward to most; it was the only time I got to be in my own head.” ~ Rob Riggle
715. “Only those who risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go.”- T.S. Elliot
716. “Mindful running is the medicine which throws out all the negativity from mind and body.” ~ Invajy
717. “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”
718. “I’ve got 99 problems, but I’m going running to ignore them all for an hour.” – Unknown Runner
719. “The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.” – George Sheehan
720. “If you’ve never had a bad day running, you’re probably doing something wrong. If you’ve never had a good day running, you’re definitely doing something wrong. ”— Mark Remy
721. “If you feel bad at 10 miles, you’re in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you’re normal. If you don’t feel bad at 26 miles, you’re abnormal. ”
722. “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” – Roy T. Bennett
723. A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything. — Unknown
724. “Long distance running is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. ” — Rich Davis
725. “The finish line is just the beginning of a whole new race.” – Unknown
726. “I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They’re never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential. ” — Bill Bowerman
727. Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine. — John Trautmann
728. “You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. ” – Gatorade
729. “Every day is a good day when you run.” – Kevin Nelson
730. “Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way. Run often and run long, but never outrun your joy of running.”
731. “All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.” ~Karen Switzer
732. “The more I run, the more I love my body. Not because it’s perfect, far from it, but because with every mile it is proving to me that I am capable of more than I ever thought possible. ” —Unknown
733. “A marathon is like life with its ups and downs, but once you have done it, you feel that you can do anything. ”
734. Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going! — Jillian Michaels
735. “At first they will ask you why you’re doing it. Later, they’ll ask how you did it.”
736. “Have you ever seen how fast ducks can waddle when chased? If I were to ever run a marathon, I'd model my pace on their stride and rhythm.”
737. “Running is an effort to escape from comfort zone. ”― Tumpal Sihombing
738. “The thirst you feel in your throat and lungs will be gone minutes after the race is over. The pain in your legs within days, but the glory of your finish will last forever. ”
739. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
740. “There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout.” – Kathrine Switzer
741. “The pain of running relieves the pain of living.” ~Jacqueline Simon Gunn
742. “Running a marathon felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist.” – Alan Page
743. “It’s amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.” ~ Sara Hall
744. “Be somebody nobody thought you could be.” – Unknown Runner
745. “A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”
746. “Running is not about being better than someone else, it’s about being better than you used to be.” – Unknown
747. “In the marathon there are many ways to define success and derive satisfaction and enjoyment. We all face the same challenge together and overcome the limitations that exist within each of us. ”
748. “Finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible. ”
749. The marathon. How an average runner becomes more than average.
750. “Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts. ” — Steve Prefontaine
751. “You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.” ~ Gatorade
752. “There will be days you don’t think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you have.” -Unknown
753. “Whether a mile or a marathon, you get there the same way. . . one step at a time. Such is life. ” —Baylor Barbee
754. “Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you are done.” – Unknown Runner
755. If you have a body, you are an athlete. — Bill Bowerman
756. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ”Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
757. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy… I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” – Art Williams
758. “Run with your heart, not just your legs.” – Unknown
759. “Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.” – David Mccullough Jr
760. “Don’t be afraid to fail. It’s not the end of the world and in many ways it’s the first step toward learning something better and getting better at it.” ~ Jon Hamm
761. “The ability to run the extra mile lies in between your ears. Keep going.”
762. The reason people want to run the marathon is because the challenge, physically, is you. The distance – how you get there – is all up to you and how hard you work. That's why people want to do it.
763. “I always run without music. – Christy Turlington
764. “You can run 5K races until your dresser drawers overflow with T-shirts, but it is not quite the same as going to the starting line of a marathon.” -Hal Higdon
765. “All runners are tough. Everyone has to have a little fire in them, that even in tough times, can’t be turned off.”
766. I love running cross country. On a track, I feel like a hamster. — Robin Williams
767. “The trouble with jogging is that by the time you realize you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back.” – Franklin P. Jones
768. “Don’t be afraid to dream big, work hard, and cross that finish line with pride.” – Unknown
769. “Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.” – Charles M. Schulz
770. “Every run is a work of art, a drawing on each day’s canvas. Some runs are shouts and some runs are whispers. Some runs are eulogies and others celebrations. ” —Dagny Scott Barrios
771. “If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.” ~Amby Burfoot
772. “I am 100 percent convinced that working out is part of what makes me so happy.” ~ Jennifer Lopez
773. To me, sweat is workout bliss. — Brooke Burke-Charvet
774. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami
775. “Coffee, it's the original energy drink. After I chug this I'll feel like I could run a marathon, but I won't, because I have two Rubik's Cubes for knees, and they still need to be solved.”
776. DJ Gatsby provides on-course music at the 2019 3M Half Marathon finish line festival!
777. I would love for everybody in this country to run one marathon a year.
778. “My past is trying to catch up to me and I must continue to run from it. It’s the only way I can live. ” – Nicole Sobon
779. “Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go. ”
780. “No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life’s most rewarding experiences.”
781. “The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” – Martin Mull
782. “Get going … walk if you have to, but finish the damned race.” – Ron Hill
783. “Jogging is for people who aren’t intelligent enough to watch television.” – Victoria Wood
784. “Running is flying intermittently. ”― Alain Bremond-Torrent
785. Fast running isn't forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you. — Desiree Linden
786. “It’s all about the training. Nobody wakes up and runs a marathon.” ~Ali Feller
787. “Shut up legs. We got this.” – Unknown Runner
788. You ARE a Runner
789. “How to run an ultramarathon? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don’t stop till you cross the finish line.” – Dean Karnazes
790. “I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner. ” – Bart Yasso
791. “The marathon is not really about the marathon, it’s about the shared struggle. And it’s not only the marathon but the training.” -Bill Buffum.
792. “When I’m working 16-hour days and I can’t work out, I get angry very easily. It’s because I’m missing all those good endorphins. For me, exercise equals happiness.” ~ Heather Morris
793. “Once you’re beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line.” ~ Todd Williams
794. “Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired and not expecting instant results. ” — Robert de Castella
795. “Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness, and self-reliance.” — Noel Carroll
796. “There will be days you don’t think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime of knowing you have.” – from the “Runner's High” Day-to-Day Calendar
797. “We run when we’re scared, we run when we’re ecstatic, we run away from our problems and run around for a good time.” ~ Christopher McDougall
798. “Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.” – Jumbo Elliott
799. “I’m all about breaking mental boundaries, and training for a marathon falls right into the Jedi mind-training I need.” ~ Alicia Keys
800. “Never limit where running can take you. I mean that geographically, spiritually, and of course, physically. ” —Bart Yasso
801. “Running is the basis of all the training that I do—it’s like an escape. ” – Ellie Goulding
802. “We run to undo the damage we’ve done to body and spirit. We run to find some part of ourselves yet undiscovered. ” —John Bingham
803. “Never limit where running can take you. I mean that geographically, spiritually, and of course, physically.” – Bart Yasso
804. “Run for fun. Run for exercise. Run for a better life. ”― Toni Sorenson
805. “When you recognize that failing doesn’t make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things.” ~Lauren Fleshman
806. Never Give Up
807. “A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
808. “Running is in my blood—the adrenaline flows before the races, the love/hate of butterflies in your stomach. ”—Marcus O’Sullivan
809. “Don’t waste your time looking back; you’re not going that way.” – Ragnar Lothbrok
810. “There’s a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.” -Michael Johnson
811. “Every marathon I ran, I knew I had a faster one in me.” -Dick Beardsley
812. “My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It’s as simple as that.” -Frank Shorter
813. “The pain of running relieves the pain of living. ” – Jacqueline Simon Gunn
814. “The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits of the human heart.” – Bill Bowerman
815. “Out on the roads, there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be. ” – George Sheehan
816. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes
817. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
818. Marathoning. The triumph of desire over reason.
819. “I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days. ” – Ronald Rook
820. “There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put one’s house keys. ” —Gabrielle Zevin
821. “What is the source of my success? I think it’s a combination of consistency and balance.” – Mark Allen
822. “A runners creed I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second if I cannot be second, I shall be third if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best. ” ― Ken Doherty
823. “You are stronger than you think. Believe in your ability to overcome.” – Unknown
824. “Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is some of us are in training, and some are not.”
825. “Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle. ” — Mina Samuels
826. “Whether a mile or a marathon, you get there the same way. . . one step at a time. Such is life.” – Baylor Barbee
827. “A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding. ”
828. “Running is a form of practiced stoicism. It means teaching your brain and body to be biochemically comfortable in a state of disrepair. ”― Matthew Inman
829. “We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.” – Deena Kastor
830. “There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighbors you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open. ”— NIKE
831. “The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen
832. “For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you’re capable of.” – Paula Radcliffe
833. “I love running cross country. On a track, I feel like a hamster.” – Robin Williams
834. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
835. “In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary. ”
836. “There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.” – Dean Karnazes
837. “I didn’t feel like running today. Which is exactly why I went. ” —Unknown
838. “I run . . . I’m slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter, but I run.” – Unknown Runner
839. “Long distance running is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.” – Rich Davis
840. “Whatever distance you believe you can run is the exact distance you will end up running.” Michael D’Aulerio
841. “Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it. ” —Steve Prefontaine
842. “My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.” – Bill Rodgers
843. “Strength doesn’t come from the physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ~Gandhi
844. “Only after a marathon can I say I have given everything. Because of the enormity of the attempt, the cleansing of the pain, I can sit, even stiff and blistered, and know a kind of peace.”
845. “Fast running isn't forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you.” – Desiree Linden
846. “You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.” – Steve Prefontaine
847. “You can alter mood by running. ”― Tumpal Sihombing
848. “Don’t dream of winning, train for it!” – Mo Farah
849. “Someone who is busier than you is running right now. ” – Nike
850. “When anyone tells me I can’t do anything, I’m just not listening anymore.”
851. “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” – John Bingham
852. “Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days” – Bob Hneisen
853. “I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It’s much more important than your heart or legs. ” — Amby Burfoot
854. “I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.” – Meb Keflezighi
855. “I woke up on my birthday and said, ‘I want to run 10 miles. ’ I just wanted to see if I could run double-digit mileage. — Sterling K. Brown
856. “Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable. ” — Kara Goucher
857. “The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long–distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.” – Haruki Murakami
858. “The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.”-Bill Rodgers
859. “There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day. ” —Unknown
860. “Someone who is busier than you is running right now.” – Nike
861. “When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.”
862. If the sun comes up, I have a chance. — Venus Williams
863. “Run hard when it’s hard to run. ” – Pavvo
864. “No marathon gets easier later. The halfway point only marks the end of the beginning.” ~ Joe Henderson
865. “The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other,… but to be with each other. ” – Christopher McDougall
866. “If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.” -Emil Zatopek
867. “The marathon, how an average runner becomes more than average.” -New Balance
868. “In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” ~ Fred Lebow
869. “I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to self-satisfaction. ” – Steve Prefontaine
870. “Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.” – William James
871. The person who starts the race is not the same person who finishes the race.
872. “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
873. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward…fear standing still.” – Kathleen Harris
874. “I was born to be a runner. I simply love to run. It’s almost like the faster I go, the easier it becomes. ” – Mary Decker Slaney
875. “A one hour run is 4% of your day. No excuses.” – Unknown Runner
876. “What seems hard now will one day be your warm-up.” – Unknown
877. “Only those who risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go. ”— T. S. Elliot
878. “We didn’t crumble after 9/11. We didn’t falter after the Boston Marathon. But we’re America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.”
879. “Yes, I am round. Yes, I am slow. Yes, I run as though my legs are tied together at the knees. But I am running. And that is all that matters.” – John Bingham
880. “Marathoning. The triumph of desire over reason.” -New Balance
881. “In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary.” ~Shalane Flanagan
882. “If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain’t getting them.” – Christopher McDougall
883. “Your body is made to move so move it. ”― Toni Sorenson
884. “Running is like life; it’s all about putting one foot in front of the other and keeping your eyes on the finish line.” – Unknown
885. “When your legs get tired, run with your heart.” – Unknown Runner
886. Adopt a Healthy Philosophy
887. “Running is real and relatively simple… but it ain’t easy.” – Mark Will–Weber
888. Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.”— Dean Karnazes
889. “Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.” -William Sigei.
890. “Long distance running is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.” ~ Rich Davis
891. “I’ll be happy if running and I can grow old together. ” – Haruki Murakami
892. “We run to undo the damage we’ve done to body and spirit. We run to find some part of ourselves yet undiscovered.” – John Bingham
893. You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
894. “When you run, the road belongs to you. ”― Toni Sorenson
895. “I always tell my athletes, don’t confuse difficulty with failure.” – Eric Orton
896. “Running is a thing worth doing not because of the future rewards it bestows, but because of how it feeds our bodies and minds and souls in the present.” – Kevin Nelson
897. “Running is a mental sport, more than anything else. You’re only as good as your training, and your training is only as good as your thinking. ”― Lauren Oliver
898. “When you recognize that failing doesn’t make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things.” – Lauren Fleshman
899. “Remember: It’s rude to count people as you pass them. Out loud.” – Unknown Runner
900. “Running … led to a deep happiness that only comes from doing what you love, what your soul screams at you to do upon waking each day. ”― S. F. Hick
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