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Funny Running Quotes

A Collection of Funny Quotations About Running

By , About.com Guide

Updated April 02, 2012

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Runners have a unique sense of humor. Get some laughs from these funny running quotes.

1. "The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again."
- Erma Bombeck

2. "You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. "
- Frank Shorter

3. "If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry, you will get over it."
- Gene Thibeault

4. "I'm going to go out a winner if I have to find a high school race to win my last race."
- Johnny Gray

5. "I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups."
- Rita Rudner

6. "I believe that every human being has a finite number of heartbeats, and I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises."
- Neil Armstrong

7. "I love running cross country....On a track, I feel like a hamster."
- Robin Williams

8. "I think people can handle 150 to 200 miles a week. But something has to give somewhere. If he's a student, how's he going to study? He may be at the age of chasing and courtship, and that's an important form of sport and recreation, too."
- Bill Bowerman

9. "If you never have a 'bad' day, you're probably doing something wrong; if you never have a 'good' day, you're definitely doing something wrong."
-Mark Remy

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