Running Quotes

“When I run, I feel like I am flying.”

“The whole point of the London Marathon is to have fun.”

“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves.”

“The obsession with running is really an obsession with the potential for more and more human endurance.”

“Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I've done, there's a special place for running. It's a raw, basic sport that is all about the individual.”

“The gun explodes, and they are away. What a moment to be alive!”

“I've always been a runner. I'm not a very fast runner, but I am a steady runner.”

“A good run is like a cup of coffee... I'm much nicer after I've had one.”

“I've been a runner for years. I'm a series of aches and pains. I'm not a beauty.”

“The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.”

“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.”

“I believe that the marathon is a kind of gigantic tapestry which every runner paints a thread of his or her own colour.”

“The great thing about the marathon is that it is a personal challenge. It is about setting a goal and achieving it.”

“I just run. I don't think. It's a lonely thing.”

“My whole life is running. I don't know anything else.”

“All I want to do is run. It's my life, it's my marriage, it's my everything.”

“It was a difficult time, but running was my escape.”

“Running barefoot is just a natural way of running. It feels good.”

“I loved the feel of running, the feeling of freedom.”

“Running a marathon is a great metaphor for life.”