Marathon runners don't worry about the conditions, they just run anyway!
You don't have to go fast, you just have to go.
Fill up on fresh air and sunshine, it's a free mental boost.
Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle. @ -Mina Samuels
On your good days, run hard. On your bad days, run as long as you need.
There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day.
What seems hard now will one day be your warm-up.
You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running. @ -Christopher McDougall
When you feel like stopping, think about why you started.
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.
Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived. @ -Dean Karnazes
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. @ -Oprah Winfrey
The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.
A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.
The pain of running relieves the pain of living. @ -Jacqueline Simon Gunn
You don't have to be fast. But you'd better be fearless. @ -Christopher McDougall
I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done.
Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days... I run, pound it out on the pavement, channel that energy into my legs, and when I'm done with my run, I'm done with it. @ -Rob Haneisen
What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. Success is often just around the corner. @ -James Dyson
Nothing, not even pain, lasts forever. If I can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, I will eventually get to the end. @ -Kim Cowart
When your body feels like giving up, that's when your workout really starts.
One run can change your day. Many runs can change your life.
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. @ -John Bingham
Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. @ -Dean Karnazes
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by - you can't run and stay mad! @ -Kathrine Switzer
The real purpose of running isn't to win a race. It's to test the limits of the human heart. @ -Bill Bowerman
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' @ -Muhammad Ali
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.
If you want to change your body, exercise. If you want to change your life, become a runner.
I often hear someone say I'm not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner. @ -Bart Yasso
A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything.
Continue to push yourself, the finish line is right there.
Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running. @ -Julie Isphording
The real workout starts when you want to stop. @ -Ronnie Coleman
Remember that any exercise is better than no exercise.
Just like exercising your body, your brain has to be challenged a bit more each time.
Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy. @ -Dean Karnazes
I think I get addicted to the feelings associated with the end of a long run. I love feeling empty, clean, worn out, and sweat-purged. I love that good ache of the muscles that have done me proud. @ -Kristin Armstrong
In life, the idea is to be happy. So, I believe in calm, simple, low-profile life. You live simple, you train hard and live an honest life. Then you are free. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Only those who risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go.
We've got a motto here-you're tougher than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can. @ -Christopher McDougall
Yes, I am round. Yes, I am slow. Yes, I run as though my legs are tied together at the knees. But I am running. And that is all that matters. @ -John Bingham
If you are tired… rest, so you can get up the next day.
If you are in a bad mood go for a walk.If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk. @ -Hippocrates
Getting more exercise isn't only good for your waistline. It's a natural anti-depressant, that leaves you in a great mood. @ -Auliq Ice
The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life. @ -George Sheeshan
In any race, when the first half is all about pacing, the second half will be about passing. @ -Hayden Shearman
With a strong heart and a good mind, you can do it. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable. @ -Kara Goucher
I don't run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days. @ -Ronald Rook
Running is alone time that lets my brain unspool the tangles that build up over days. @ -Rob Haneisen
Don't dream of winning, train for it! @ -Mo Farah
Sweat is magic. Cover yourself in it daily to grant your health wishes.
How to run an ultramarathon? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line. @ -Dean Karnazes
Get going... walk if you have to, but finish the damned race. @ -Ron Hill
To increase speed you must increase the amount of rest, peace, and calmness that you can maintain. That is the secret to playing fast. @ -Pepe Romero
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
If you don't think you were born to run you are not only denying history. You're denying who you are. @ -Christopher McDougall
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
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. @ -Kathrine Switzer
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. @ -Nelson Mandela
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
Try jogging when following your heart, it's healthier. @ -Benny Bellamacina
You cannot train alone and expect to run a fast time. There is a formula: 100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the whole team. And that's teamwork. That's what I value. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Never underestimate the heart of a champion! @ -Doc Rivers
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. @ -Eleanor Roosevelt
Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed. @ -Charles M. Schulz
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are. @ -Muhammad Ali
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead. @ -Roger Bannister
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. @ -Emil Zatopek
Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run. @ -Jumbo Elliot
There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner. @ -Dean Karnazes
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. @ -Henry David Thoreau
Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint. @ -Angela Duckworth
Starting my day with exercise gives me a big mood and energy boost throughout the day and makes me feel like I've accomplished something right off the bat. @ -Jake Knapp
Some sessions are stars and some are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them. @ -Chrissie Wellington
The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other but to be with each other. @ -Christopher McDougall
Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up. @ -Amby Burfoot
All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says. @ -Haruki Murakami
No human is limited. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. @ -William Arthur Ward
Marathon is no longer an individual event, it's a team event. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Champions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world. @ -Muhammad Ali
But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself. @ -Meb Keflezighi
For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself. @ -Haruki Murakami
Every run is a work of art, a drawing on each day's canvas. Some runs are shouts and some runs are whispers. Some runs are eulogies and others celebrations. @ -Dagny Scott Barrio
I don't have regrets. In any sport, the feeling of regret is a sign of indiscipline. London has passed, basically London is over. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Marathon is life. And life is where you progress. @ -Eliud Kipchoge
Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run. @ -Rudyard Kipling
I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together. @ -Haruki Murakami
All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking. @ -Friedrich Nietzsche
Proper sleep has helped me get to where I am today as an athlete, and it is something that I continue to rely on every day. @ -Tom Brady
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 is. @ -Kara Goucher
I breathe in strength and breathe out weakness, is my mantra during marathons - it calms me down and helps me focus. @ -Amy Hastings
It's just as important to remember that each footstike carries you forward, not backward. And every time you put on your running shoes you are different in come way than you were the day before. This is all good news. @ -John Bingham
