Motivational running Quotes · Page 2

Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.

— Julie Isphording

Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.

— John Bingham

Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

— PattiSue Plumer

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.

— Steve Prefontaine

You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running.

— Christopher McDougall

It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.

— Brooks Johnson

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

— Elbert Hubbard

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

— Paula Radcliffe

Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.

— Lasse Viren

Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I…

— Suzy Favor Hamilton

Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up,…

— Usain Bolt

During the winter, you head out into the darkness for a run. When spring comes, and the first crocus pokes up its…

— Nina Kuscsik

Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even…

— Jim Fixx

To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who…

— Jerome Drayton

You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your…

— Juma Ikangaa

Running is special. We've all done it: well, poorly, focused, in fear, being pursued, toward a goal. It's just elemental. Running is…

— Rob Delaney

Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish…

— John Bingham

There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then…

— Robert de Castella

That's what running does to lives. It's not just exercise. It's not just achievement. It's a daily discipline that has nothing to…

— Martin Dugard

I believe in the runner's high, and I believe that those who are passionate about running are the ones who experience it…

— Sasha Azevedo

The marathon's about being in contention over the last 10K. That's when it's about what you have in your core. You have…

— Robert de Castella

It's important to know that at the end of the day it's not the medals you remember. What you remember is the…

— Silken Laumann

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

— George A. Sheehan

It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell…

— Alan Sillitoe

Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

— William Faulkner

I always loved running… It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.

— Jesse Owens

Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.

— George S. Patton

Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

— Kara Goucher

No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

— Danny Harris

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

— Sebastian Coe

The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit

— George A. Sheehan

Love yourself, for who and what you are; protect your dream and develop your talent to the fullest extent.

— Joan Benoit

The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it

— John Wooden

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

— Paula Radcliffe

Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life

— Haruki Murakami

I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary.

— Dean Karnazes

Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road.

— Ryan Shay

Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking…

— Kara Goucher

Anybody running beats anybody walking, and anybody walking beats anybody sitting.

— Tom Bunk

Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.

— Kara Goucher