I love reading running quotes for inspiration and I have to admit that some of the best ones come from running shoe companies. Their quotes are usually short and to the point, so they’re easy to remember. Check out these quotes from major running shoe companies — such as Nike, New Balance and Asics — if you’re looking for some motivation.
Running Quotes from Nike
“There is no ‘Y’ in running. Believe in the run.”
–Nike
“There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighborhoods you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.”
–Nike
“Everything you need is already inside.”
-Nike
“Running is a gift.”
-Nike
“Success isn’t given. It’s earned on the track, the field, the gym. With blood, sweat, and the occasional tear.”
-Nike
“The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t ‘ is you. And you don’t have to listen.”
-Nike
“Runs end. Running doesn’t.”
-Nike
“If you went running when you first started thinking about it, you’d be back by now.”
-Nike
“Just do it.”
-Nike
“Sweat is the best accessory.”
-Nike
“Don’t run away from challenges, run over them.”
-Nike
“Run the day, don’t let it run you.”
-Nike
“Ran sounds better than run.”
-Nike
“Don’t tell people your dreams. Show them.”
-Nike
Running Quotes from Asics
“Running releases more than just sweat.”
–Asics
“Running cleanses the mind and body.”
-Asics
“Races don’t begin at the starting line, do they? They don’t really start until it’s just the pack running shoulder to shoulder with no one around. Doesn’t it add some excitement knowing the race isn’t really won at the finish line with everyone watching? It is won somewhere along the course, where no one can see.”
-Asics
“First you feel like dying. Then you feel reborn.”
-Asics, on running marathons
“Let us ask you something. And tell us the truth. There’s only one person who will know if you don’t finish today, isn’t there? The same person who knows you finished yesterday.”
–Asics
“This is the truth. The clock doesn’t stop until you force it to. That is the elegant beauty of track. It is the simplest, and hardest, of sports. Hear a gun go off, and run fast. That’s the simple part. The hard part is, run faster than anybody else out there. This is the truth. The clock will run until somebody makes it stop. It might as well be you, don’t you think?”
-Asics
Running Quotes from New Balance
“Happiness is pushing your limits and watching them back down.”
–New Balance
“The marathon. How an average runner becomes more than average.”
-New Balance
“Marathoning. The triumph of desire over reason.”
-New Balance
“Running: one more person investing in themselves.”
-New Balance
“Nothing hurts more than sitting on a couch.”
-New Balance
Running Quotes from Adidas
“Your place in history is almost secure.”
-Adidas sign at mile 23 of the Boston Marathon
“A run begins the moment you forget you are running.”
-Adidas
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Running coach, avid runner, and fitness writer Christine Luff is an RRCA-certified running coach and ACE-certified personal trainer. Founder of the website Run for Good and author of the book Run for Good: How to Create a Lifelong Running Habit, she coaches runners, from beginners to advanced, who are training for races, from 5Ks to marathons.
