Motivational Posters For Runners

"When I started running, I was so embarrassed, I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers." - Joan Benoit Samuelson

"The human body can only do so much. Then the heart and spirit must take over." - Sohn Kee-chung

"Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished." - Jack Lovelock

"Running was the time he felt most alive. He knew that as surely as he'd ever known anything." - Richard Christian Matheson

"Whatever the pace, run softly, run tall." - Joe Henderson

"I learned, one, you shouldn't ever quit. And I learned, two, you'll never be able to explain it to anybody." - Jim Ryun

"It's important to know that, at the end of the day, it's not the medals you remember. What you remember is the process - what you learn about yourself by challenging yourself, the experiences you share with other people, the honesty the training demands - those are things nobody can take away from you whether you finish twelfth or you're an Olympic champion. " - Silken Laumann

"For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't." - Dean Karnazes

"Watching the world's best compete fires you up to achieve your own feats of greatness. When it comes to running, participation and spectating go hand in hand." - Kara Goucher

"Talk to your body, and if you're ready to make a commitment, have a go at it." - Priscilla Welch

"People don't know why we run, but it's the hard work you put into practice, and the reward you get from the race." - Courtney Parsons

"If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances." - Alberto Salazar

"What if this were your only chance? Sure, it'll be painful, but what's pain?" - Franz Stampfl

"As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are." - Joan Benoit Samuelson

"Hill training is often more of a mental challenge than a physical one." - Florence Griffith Joyner

"Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success." - Grete Waitz

"Running should be a lifelong activity. Approach it patiently and intelligently, and it will reward you for a long, long time." - Michael Sargent

"Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running." - Julie Isphording

"Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself." - John Bingham

"It's just simply that I have to." - Emil Zatopek