Running Quotes

There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put on's house keys.

What else is there to do in this world but love other people?

When it's pouring rain and you're bowling along through the wet, there's satisfaction in knowing you're out there and the others aren't.

There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward-the real reward is now!

The words of the social critic Eric Hoffer were ringing true: "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and turns into a racket.

O.K. I'm running out of appetite. Let this swirl— a bit like Crab Nebula— do for now.

Train, don't strain.

I don't answer. I shut my eyes and hold my breath and hope whoever it is will think I'm not here and go home.

Your friends will still be your friends, if they're good friends.

I'm saying that it's a big decision. Your first love is important. It's part of your story The story you'll tell yourself, the one you'll tell about yourself, for the rest of your life.

Sometimes I wish it has been you.

First of all, it's life. You don't win.

It was high school. Evil is kind of the name of the game.

Every race proves a new opportunity to educate myself about what it means to be a runner and what it means to run.

Children run everywhere for a reason--it's fun. Grown-ups can forget that sometimes.

My mind ran over everything that had happened lately, and running on such thoughts made even my feet hurt.

When you run with the bulls, it's no use walking.

We say the rarajipari is the game of life, Angel said. You never know how hard it will be. You never know when it will end. You can't control it. You can only adjust.

Here I am I am tired I am tired of running of having to carry my life like it was a basket of eggs

You can alter mood by running.

I keep running away, As if from something, As if to something. I keep running away, As if from myself, As if to myself.

If you refuse to practice run today, it will make harder to practice it tomorrow

The marathon will humble you. But the truth is, sometimes it will do more than humble you. Sometimes it will break your heart.

Don't fight the trail, take what it gives you. If you have a choice between one step or two between rocks, take three.

In a sport that demands compulsion, sometimes the hardest task is having the confidence to rest.

That's the funny thing about running. The deceptive thing about it. It may seem mindless, but its really mental. If the minds strong, the body acts weak, even if its not.

You like the wind? There is no wind? Start running! Create your own wind!

I'd rather be the last runner who saw a cool thing that everyone else missed, than to be a speedy runner who had a miserable experience.

There's not enough said about winter runing. Running in the winter is like not giving up when the road gets hard. It's about willpower and perseverance and being faithful to your sport.

And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.

Keep still and your troubles find you. I might not have known much about the unborn, but I sure as hell knew about running!

Lunch can wait. Everything can wait. Time to run.

Some of us had been running all our lives. We ran because we could and because we could not. We ran for our lives. We still thought they were worth running for.

But such a person also has that annoying voice in the back of her head constantly reminding her that merely "coasting by" in life isn't an accomplishment.

I kept running until someone saw the chase and hid me inside their house.

If it's a nod from society you're looking for, run a marathon. But if it's a life-changing experience of personal strength and perseverance that you want, finish an ultra.

Under every layer of pain, another layer of recovery lies in wait, the sweet, forever surprising truth of endurance.

Running is a simple activity. Just lace up your shoes and go, one step at a time, like each breath.

Everyone’s running from something.

Compared to her, Sam ran like a girl and told himself as much.

It's not that I'm ahead of my time, it's more that the world is running late

If you can run six miles on a summer day then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom. We can dump heat on the run, but animals can't pant while they gallop.

Run, leap and celebrate for you are alive today!

Running, the music flew into him, became the wind that pushed back his hair and the slap of his own feet on the pavement.

In an era when man can no longer dash out of his cave and slay a mammoth, he simply slips on his Lycra and goes for a run.

[Running] is a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can’t run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

Success breeds success on a marathon route. If you can prove to yourself that you are doing well, then invariably you will do even better.

In a sprint, if you don't have perfect form, you're doomed. The ultra distance forgives injury, fatigue, bad form, and illness. A bear with determination will defeat a dreamy gazelle every time.

You can’t be miserable when you’re running. It’s such a simple and pure way to feel alive.

Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be.