Motivational Running Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old motivational running quotes, motivational running sayings, and motivational running proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Everything I know about life, I learned it from running. Ruben Toledo Rosado
You run the first half of a marathon with your legs, the second half with your heart. Dean Karnazes
Running is like coffee. I'm much nicer after I've had one. Unknown
Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. Haruki Murakami
A runner is real when she takes the first step. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
There will be days when I don't know if I can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime knowing that I have. unknown
Running is real and relatively simple – but it ain't easy Mark Will-Weber
Anybody running beats anybody walking, and anybody walking beats anybody sitting. Tom Bunk
Running reminds you that even in your weakest moments, you are strong. unknown
Running is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be. Unknown
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. Oprah Winfrey
Sometimes the best runs come on days you didn't feel like running. unknown
Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run. Jumbo Elliot
A runner must run with dreams in his heart. Emil Zatopek
Set aside a time solely for running. Running is more fun if you don't have to rush through it. Jim Fixx
The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart. Bill Bowerman