--- title: "13 Day Running Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Day Running quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Day Running sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/melina-marchetta-392_direction_i-ran-away-one-day-he-was-running-in-the_3170653.png" --- > [I ran away one day. He was running in the same direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-ran-away-one-day-he-was-running-in-the-same-direction/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/melina-marchetta-392_direction_i-ran-away-one-day-he-was-running-in-the_3170653.png) > [I consider a day without running a crappy day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-bowen/i-consider-a-day-without-running-a-crappy-day/) [Julie Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-bowen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/julie-bowen-9599_consider_i-consider-a-day-without-running-a-crapp_2530143.jpg) > [The first person you have to inspire every day is yourself. Running will do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-parent/the-first-person-you-have-to-inspire-every-day-is-yourself-running/) [Marc Parent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-parent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/marc-parent-31890_daily-life_the-first-person-you-have-to-inspire-eve_221121.png) > [I do two things every single day - I go running and then I do weight lifting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbi-benton/i-do-two-things-every-single-day-i-go-running-and-then-i-do-weight/) [Barbi Benton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbi-benton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/barbi-benton-8588_day_i-do-two-things-every-single-day-i-go-ru_2520778.jpg) > [I consider a day without running a crappy day. When I don't get to run, I am a grump, but some days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-bowen/i-consider-a-day-without-running-a-crappy-day-when-i-don-t-get-to-run/) [Julie Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-bowen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/julie-bowen-9599_crappy-day_i-consider-a-day-without-running-a-crapp_3203200.jpg) > [The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-higdon/the-most-important-day-in-any-running-program-is-rest-rest-days-give/) [Hal Higdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-higdon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/hal-higdon-18807_giving_the-most-important-day-in-any-running-pr_2755863.jpg) > [You're running a business, and at the end of the day, if you're running a business, you've got to make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-drake/you-re-running-a-business-and-at-the-end-of-the-day-if-you-re-running/) [Eli Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-drake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/eli-drake-13347_business_you-re-running-a-business-and-at-the-end_402148.jpg) > [I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allyson-felix/i-spend-around-two-and-half-hours-on-the-track-every-day-running-and/) [Allyson Felix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allyson-felix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/allyson-felix-9017_coach_i-spend-around-two-and-half-hours-on-the_533306.jpg) > [If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/if-he-s-having-a-good-day-and-running-the-right-race-nobody-can-beat/) [Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/steve-prefontaine-10079_beats_if-he-s-having-a-good-day-and-running-th_2490692.jpg) > [My ideal is to write most of the day, then go running, find friends and socialise all evening; my mind recharges with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philipp-meyer/my-ideal-is-to-write-most-of-the-day-then-go-running-find-friends-and/) [Philipp Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philipp-meyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/philipp-meyer-4254_contact_my-ideal-is-to-write-most-of-the-day-the_3146144.png) > [I love a big steak or seafood dinner, but the next day I'm running outside for miles. While of course listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-mcgillivray/i-love-a-big-steak-or-seafood-dinner-but-the-next-day-i-m-running/) [Scott McGillivray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-mcgillivray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18c/scott-mcgillivray-18272_day_i-love-a-big-steak-or-seafood-dinner-but_1406878.jpg) > [Training-wise, I don't get too specific. I don't put a schedule together and tell myself I have to stick to this. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-meltzer/training-wise-i-don-t-get-too-specific-i-don-t-put-a-schedule/) [Karl Meltzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-meltzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/karl-meltzer-50658_every-day_training-wise-i-don-t-get-too-specific-i_2914537.jpg) > [I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-m-the-kind-of-person-who-likes-to-be-by-himself-to-put-a-finer/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/haruki-murakami-21_book_i-m-the-kind-of-person-who-likes-to-be-b_2699279.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-running/#itemlist", "name": "Day Running Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I ran away one day. 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