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Readers Respond: Running Quotes for Motivation
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Updated September 17, 2009

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Many runners use motivational quotes or short phrases known as mantras to help get them through runs. Do you have any running quotes that keep you motivated? They don't have to be about running to inspire you, of course. What are your favorite inspirational quotes to keep you running? Share Your Favorite Quote

From John Bingham

For me, like so many others, running is the answer. Out on the road it is just you, the pavement, and your will.
—Guest penguinfan

pre quote

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts." -Steve Prefontaine
—Guest ccrunner

go for your goals

Mark Twain: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did so."
—Guest runningwriter

marathon running

"I've learned that finishing a marathon isn't just an athletic achievement. It's a state of mind; a state of mind that says anything is possible." from John Hanc
—Guest marathon runner

Henry Ford quote

This quote from Henry Ford wasn't originally about running, but it definitely inspires me: "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
—Guest truerunner

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