25 motivational quotes to get you back in your running shoes

Just a little motivation to get you back in your running shoes!

1. "The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." — John Bingham
2. "Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up." — Dean Karnazes
3. "Running is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be." — Unknown
4. "The only bad run is the one that didn't happen." — Unknown
5. "The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow." — Unknown
6. "It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up." — Babe Ruth
7. "You don’t stop running because you get old. You get old because you stop running." — Christopher McDougall
8. "The voice in your head that says you can’t do this is a liar." — Unknown
9. "If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you." — Fred DeVito
10. "I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days." — Ronald Rook
11. "Some seek the comfort of their therapist’s office, others head for the corner pub, but I chose running as my therapy." — Dean Karnazes
12. "The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more life." — George Sheehan
13. "Run fast, run slow, run far, run close—just run." — Unknown
14. "Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it." — Oprah Winfrey
15. "Running teaches us to keep moving forward, one step at a time, especially in the most painful moments." — Unknown
16. "The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race; it’s to test the limits of the human heart." — Bill Bowerman
17. "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." — Unknown
18. "You don’t have to be fast. But you’d better be fearless." — Christopher McDougall
19. "There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner." — Dean Karnazes
20. "Don’t ask me why I run. Ask yourself why you don’t." — Unknown
21. "If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far." — John Bingham
22. "Running reminds you that even in your weakest moments, you are strong." — Unknown
23. "I run because somehow completely exhausting myself is the most relaxing part of my day." — Unknown
24. "A runner must run with dreams in his heart." — Emil Zatopek
25. "Running is the answer. The question is irrelevant." — Unknown