Running motivational quotes can be a powerful tool for any runner, beginner, or veteran. They can be that little nudge you need to lace up your shoes and hit the pavement, a burst of inspiration to push through a tough run, or a reminder of the amazing things your body can achieve.

Running Motivation Quotes

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

2. “It’s supposed to be hard. The hard is what makes it great.”
— Tom Hanks (from the movie “A League of Their Own”)

3. “The only bad run is the one that didn’t happen.”
— Unknown

4. “The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection but by the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure.”
— Nike

5. “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
— Dean Karnazes

6. “Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.”
— Tim Noakes

7. “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

8. “The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life.”
— George Sheehan

9. “Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible. Nothing unattainable.”
— Kara Goucher

10. “You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off your face.”
— Gatorade

11. “Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.”
— Sarah Condor

12. “Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well-lived.”
— Dean Karnazes

13. “There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.”
— Dean Karnazes

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

15. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
— Haruki Murakami

16. “The body achieves what the mind believes.”
— Unknown

17. “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.”
— Art Williams

18. “It’s a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to do.”
— Alan Sillitoe

19. “Running is nothing more than a series of arguments between the part of your brain that wants to stop and the part that wants to keep going.”
— Unknown

20. “Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.”
— Julie Isphording