41 Running Quotes
Browse our collection of running quotes. May they encourage you to run and give the best you can give both in running and in life.
- It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle. Richard DeVos
Inspirational Quotes - Humor oils the wheels of life and helps to keep it running smoothly. Dorothea Kopplin, Something to Live By Life
Humor - Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige
Funny - 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
Experience - Never let your feet run faster than your shoes. Scottish Proverb
Funny Proverbs - 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
Words of Encouragement - Some of you with the way you running right now, the way you working, you will be extinct.Eric Thomas
Work - I like to run on the beach. It’s a different exercise as well when you’re in sand, a different kind of training. Charlie Bewley
Beach - No runner ever won a race buy looking over his should and demeaning the competition.Les Brown
Famous Quotes about Life - 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
Journey - It’s an act of courage to explore new avenues; it’s an act of faith to acknowledge that you want your life’s journey to be more than the day-to-day hamster wheel that keeps you running in circles. Denise Marek, The Keys
Courage - Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius
Life Is Beautiful - 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, Long Distance Runner
Best - I think it’s fantastic that the world’s greatest marathon runner, the world record holder, has finally got a championship gold medal. No one deserves it more than she does. No one is tougher or harder than Paula and she fully deserves that gold medal. It’s been a long time coming but well worth waiting for.David Moorcroft
Patience - Do not follow a person who is running away.African Proverb
Proverbs - Either you run the day or the day runs you. Jim Rohn
Quote of The Day - An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Emil Zatopek, Long-distance Runner
Hope - 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.
Moving Forward - I run because I can. When I get tired, I remember those who can’t run, what they would give to have this simple gift I take for granted, and I run harder for them. I know they would do the same for me.Author Unkown
Sports - No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.’ The human spirit is indomitable.Sir Roger Bannister
Possibilities - Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.Oprah Winfrey
Life - 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
Discipline - 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. Lance Armstrong
Never Quit - Running from God will only lead to a lifetime of bad choices and deep regret.Mary DeMuth, Live Uncaged
Regret - Engage in tasks and hobbies that bring you joy, like reading a book or going for a run.Jeff Gunn Hobby
- Who would enjoy a life of no runs, no hits, no errors? Hans Selye
Motivational Quotes about Life - Good things come slow, especially in distance running. Bill Dellinger
Good - Don’t walk away from negative people – run! Mark Twain
Negative People - If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.Kathrine Switzer
Faith - Does mothering really drain all the energy out of a woman, leaving none for fitness, weight management, or competitive endeavors? Nope. I have never seen motherhood and running as mutually exclusive. In fact, I’ve become more athletic since having kids. Dimity McDowell, Run Like a Mother
Mother - Lose an hour in the morning and you’ll be running after it all day. English Proverb
Time - 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
Winning - “No pain, no gain” does not mean that pain systematically equals gain. It’s easy to go hard. It’s hard to go smart. Erwan Le Corre
Smart - You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. Gatorade Ad
Choices - I was prepared to get the record, and I am disappointed, though I am happy with winning and the time. I’ll get (the record) next time. Meseret Defar
Disappointment - 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, Track and Field Coach
Cool - The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. Bill Copeland
Goals - Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.Fred Lebow, founder of the New York City Marathon
Famous - Well, you can recharge your battery by doing some very positive things including engaging in stress reducing activities like walking, running or going for a vigorous swimCatherine Pulsifer, What We Can Learn From A Dead Battery
Stress Relief - 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
Commitment - I achieved my targets because I knew what I wanted. I knew why I wanted it; and I knew how much I wanted it.I also stuck to it when things went wrong, and I wasn’t distracted by other things that came along.Charlie Spedding, Long Distance Runner
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