If you are getting ready for a Marathon, here are some Inspirational Marathon Running Quotes about the physical and mental challenges of running a marathon. These Quotes will help you to get motivation for Marathon.
Steve Prefontaine
A lot of people run a race to see who is the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going to win a 5,000-meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself
Hal Higdon
There is no such thing as an average runner. Â We are all above average
Chinese proverb
People seek a challenge just as fire seeks to flame
Dean Karnazes
Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up
Sasha Azevedo
Running is one of the best solutions to a clear mind
Ryan Shay
Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around–just me and the road
Jacqueline Gareau
The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy…It is not age; it is not a diet. It is the will to succeed
Amby Burfoot
Running has taught me that there’s no reason to fear starting lines…or other new beginnings
Unknown
There is something magical about when you break a barrier, like your first 8 mile run or 6 minute mile
Benji Durden
It takes a lot more than the ability to run fast; it takes the ability to keep coming back and keep coming back
Bill Squires
The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat
Amby Burfoot
Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly
Unknown
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle… When the sun comes up, you’d better be running
Ben Cheever
Running has thrown me into adventures that I would otherwise have missed
Jim Rohn
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment
More Inspirational Marathon Running Quotes that will help you to get inspiration when it’s needed most.
Terry Butts
Every day you have to test yourself. Â If you don’t, it’s a wasted day
John Hanc
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
Steve Prefontaine
The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die
Amby Burfoot
I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving
Percy Cerutty
You only grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone
Zoe Koplowitz
Have a dream, make a plan, go for it. You’ll get there, I promise
Bill Easton
You can’t flirt with distance running: you must marry it
John Bingham
The miracle isn’t that I finished… The miracle is that I had the courage to start
Amby Burfoot
In the longest run of all, your life, you’re going to be a winner
T.S. Eliot
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go
Emil Zatopek
We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon
Lance Armstrong
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with? Facing up to that question, and finding a way to go on, is the real reward, better than any trophy
I hope these Inspirational Marathon Running Quotes will help you get motivated for your upcoming marathon. Best of luck!
Read also: Best Marathon Running Blogs
Read more: Inspiring Quotes About Running a Marathon