Running Quotes

"Today I will run what you will not so that tomorrow I will run what you cannot.” – Unknown

"Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’” – Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and Sub-2:12 marathoner

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going to win a 5,000 meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I loose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself.” – Steve Prefontaine

“I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart.” – Mike Fanelli

You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone.” – Percy Cerutty"There is an itch in runners." – Arnold Hano

"It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse." – Unknown 

"Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." – Joe Henderson

"The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life." – George Sheehan 

"The greatest pleasure in life, is doing the things people say we cannot do." – Walter Bagehot

"The five S's of sports training are: Stamina, Speed, Strength, Skill and Spirit; but the greatest of these is Spirit." – Ken Doherty

"Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." – Lou Holtz

"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back." – Irish Proverb