Best Motivational Running Quotes

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

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

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

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

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.

I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.

You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine

I run because it’s my passion, and not just a sport.

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

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

Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.

A lot of people don’t realize that not everybody gets high.

Don’t fear moving slowly forward…fear standing still.

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 it.

I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I’m not.

The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

Keep varying the program. Your body will tell you what to do.

I always loved running… it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who’s never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind.

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

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

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

Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.

Marathoning is a metaphor for life, so there are a lot of parallels you can draw. I tell people to follow your dream, follow your heart, follow your passion, run your own race and believe in yourself. I think anybody who wants to succeed has to have passion. My love for this sport, you can’t instill it in someone else.

The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.