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Motivational Running Quotes

Get Inspired With These Running Quotes

By , About.com Guide

Updated April 16, 2013

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"Runs end. Running doesn't."
- Nike

"Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work."
-Kara Goucher

"When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race."
-Jay Foonberg, 72-year-old runner

"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, keep moving."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way."
-Jen Rhines

"A run begins the moment you forget you are running."
- Adidas

"Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes."
- Scott Tinley `

"I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not."
-John Bingham, author and runner

"Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win."
-sign on Tom Fleming's wall while training for the Boston Marathon

"The real purpose of running isn't to win a race; it's to test the limits of the human heart."
- Bill Bowerman

"Love yourself, for who and what you are; protect your dream and develop your talent to the fullest extent."
-Joan Benoit Samuelson

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