Inspirational Running Quotes

I have found that when the going gets tough there is nothing like a great quote or words of wisdom to get me motivated again. Running quotes seem to me to work quite well for all of life too. Here are 10 of my favourites:


Had to start with this one, because I feel this, it just won't go away

“There is an itch in runners”
Arnold Hano


“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it”
Oprah Winfrey


“Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you’re young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do.  Don’t let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself”
John Bingham


“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start”
John Bingham


“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”
John Bingham


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


"Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible"
Doug Larson


"The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you"
Unknown


“Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage, but crossing the finish line is an act of faith. Faith is what keeps us going when nothing else will. Faith is the emotion that will give you victory over your past, the demons in your soul, and all of those voices that tell you what you can and cannot do and can and cannot be”
John Bingham


And my absolute favourite because I missed but this was so true

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars"
Les Brown