Running Quotes
9883 Running quotes by 5287 unique authors
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Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
— Frank Shorter
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Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.
— George A. Sheehan
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Coffee doesn't do it for me; it's running that gets me going.
— Joan Benoit
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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
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The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.
— George A. Sheehan
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Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.
— Roger Bannister
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Every time I fail I assume I will be a stronger person for it.
— Joan Benoit
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There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.
— Hal Higdon
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But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.
— Meb Keflezighi
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I often lose motivation, but it's something I accept as normal.
— Bill Rodgers
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The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other... but to be with each other.
— Christopher McDougall
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We will finish the race.
— Barack Obama
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We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.
— Deena Kastor
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Running is always an exercise in humility.
— Kristin Armstrong
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Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.
— Kara Goucher
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Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired and not expecting instant results.
— Robert de Castella
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There are few instincts more natural than the body in full motion as it races across a field or through the trees.
— Unknown Author
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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…
— Kara Goucher
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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
— Amby Burfoot
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Every journey begins with a single step.
— Maya Angelou
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Running is in my blood-the adrenaline flows before the races, the love/hate of butterflies in your stomach.
— Unknown Author
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It's amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.
— Unknown Author
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Don't be afraid to dream of achieving the impossible.
— Shalane Flanagan
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Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.
— Amby Burfoot
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Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me.
— Bill Rodgers
Who Wrote These Running Quotes
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