Running a marathon is a very difficult task. One of the best ways to motivate yourself is by reading great motivational quotes and jokes. With that in mind, check out the top 57 marathon running quotes.
#57 – 50. Marathon Running Quotes
57. Running 26 miles is a feat that truly stretches a human being. At the 20-mile mark, someone has said, the race is half over. Almost anyone can run 20 miles, but the last six are the equivalent of 20 more. Here the runner finds himself pushed to the absolute limit. And therefore needs to call on those hidden reserves, to use all the fidelity and courage and endurance he has. – George Sheehan
56. There are no shortcuts in marathoning, so anyone who is a marathoner has worked hard. – Jeffrey Horowitz
55. The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one’s own person, utterly and completely. – George Sheehan
54. It could all end tomorrow, so enjoy what you have and never take it for granted. And never forget to take an easy run for yourself once in a while and just remember why you love to run. – Dathan Ritzenhein
53. Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon. – George Sheehan
52. You’re running on guts. On fumes. Your muscles twitch. You throw up. You’re delirious. But you keep running because there’s no way out of this hell you’re in, because there’s no way you’re not crossing the finish line. It’s a misery that non-runners don’t understand. – Martine Costello
51. That day remains very special to me and if I had one day to live over in my lifetime, it would be my first marathon. – Dick Traum
50. Marathoning. The triumph of desire over reason. – New Balance
#49 – 40. Marathon Running Quotes
49. There is a moment in every race. A moment where you can either quit, fold, or say to yourself, ‘I can do this.’ – Gatorade
48. In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that. – Fred Lebow
47. The marathon is not really about the marathon, it’s about the shared struggle. And it’s not only the marathon, but the training. – Bill Buffum
46. Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’ The answer is usually: ‘Yes’. – Paul Tergat
45. Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best. – Meb Keflezighi
44. If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. – Kathrine Switzer
43. You should run your first marathon for the right reasons, because you’ll never be the same person again. You must want to do it, not do it because your boss did it or your spouse did it. – Bill Wenmark
42. The reason people want to run the marathon is because the challenge, physically, is you. The distance -how you get there -is all up to you and how hard you work. That’s why people want to do it. – Meb Keflezighi
41. If you feel bad at 10 miles, you’re in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you’re normal. If you don’t feel bad at 26 miles, you’re abnormal. – Rob de Castella
40. Running is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the miles run by other runners, too. – Richard O’Brien
#39 – 30. Marathon Running Quotes
39. The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything, it has drama, it has competition, it has camaraderie, it has heroism. Every jogger can’t dream of being an Olympic champion, but he can dream of finishing a marathon. – Fred Lebow
38. Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit. – Hal Higdon
37. That’s the beauty and the horror of the marathon, that it has that sense of, ‘Am I going too fast? Could I blow up? Am I gonna hit the wall?’ And there’s something about overcoming that. – Ryan Lamppa
36. I would love for everybody in this country to run one marathon a year. – Gary Muhrcke
35. Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows. – Bill Rodgers
34. Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran. – Dean Karnazes
33. No marathon gets easier later. The half way point only marks the end of the beginning. – Joe Henderson
32. I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results. – Bill Rodgers
31. Marathons are extraordinarily difficult, but if you’ve got the training under your belt, and if you can run smart, the races take care of themselves. When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel. – Deena Kastor
30. My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It’s as simple as that. – Frank Shorter
#29 – 20. Marathon Running Quotes
29. A marathoner is a marathoner regardless of time. Virtually everyone who tries the marathon has put in training over months, and it is that exercise and that commitment, physical and mental, that gives meaning to the medal, not just the day’s effort, be it fast or slow. It’s all in conquering the challenge. – Mary R. Wittenberg
28. When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. – Haile Gebrselassie
27. All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other. – Kathrine Switzer
26. In the first half of the race, don’t be an idiot. In the second half, don’t be a wimp! – Scott Douglas
25. There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going. – Steve Jobs
24. To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. – Jeff Galloway
23. I don’t think about the miles that are coming down the road, I don’t think about the mile I’m on right now, I don’t think about the miles I’ve already covered. I think about what I’m doing right now, just being lost in the moment. – Ryan Hall
22. You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming. – Frank Shorter
21. Everything you wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles. – Lori Culnane
20. I also feel it usually takes four or five races to hit your best marathon for your body to be accustomed to the training AND the race itself. – Bill Rodgers
#19 – 10. Marathon Running Quotes
19. Marathoning is like cutting yourself unexpectedly. You dip into the pain so gradually that the damage is done before you are aware of it. Unfortunately, when the awareness comes, it is excruciating. – John Farrington
18. The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen. – Dean Karnazes
17. Why do people run the marathon? Most of us won’t perform on a stage. But whether a person is a world-class athlete or a four-hour runner, the marathon gives us a stage, where we perform and be proud, while millions of people applaud. In an unequal world, in this one endeavor, people of vastly different abilities share something in common: the act of going the distance. – Fred Lebow
16. The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder. – Hal Higdon
15. The marathon. How an average runner becomes more than average. – New Balance
14. Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder. – William Sigei
13. You can never be sure. That’s what makes the marathon both fearsome and fascinating. The deeper you go into the unknown, the more uncertain you become. But then you finish. And you wonder later, ‘How did I do that?’ This question compels you to keep making the journey from the usual to the magical. – Joe Henderson
12. When you recognize that failing doesn’t make you a failure, you give yourself permission to try all sorts of things. – Lauren Fleshman
11. You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming – Frank Shorter
10. The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you’ll receive. But it’s just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey. – Jeff Galloway
#9 – 1. Marathon Running Quotes
9. Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up. – Amby Burfoot
8. You can run 5K races until your dresser drawers overflow with T-shirts, but it is not quite the same as going to the starting line of a marathon. – Hal Higdon
7. The key to running a good marathon is to not listen to anyone’s advice the last week before the race. That’s when people tend to do stupid things that disrupt all the input and training of the previous months. – Don Kardong
6. I dare you to train for a marathon, and not have it change your life. – Susan Sidoriak
5. Only after a marathon can I say I have given everything. Because of the enormity of the attempt, the cleansing of the pain, I can sit, even stiff and blistered, and know a kind of peace. – Kenny Moore
4. So many people crossing the finish line of a marathon look as happy as when I won. They have tears in their eyes. The sport is full of winners. – Gary Muhrcke
3. I love the fact that not many people can say ‘Oh, I went out and ran 20 miles today.’ I love how much dedication it takes and how much you learn a lot about yourself, your physical and mental limits. There’s just something about it. – Shalane Flanagan
2. Nothing hurts more but is so rewarding at the same time. – Sandy Zanchi
1. It is difficult to train for a marathon; but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon. – Aaron Douglas Trimble
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