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i need some inspiring running quotes or poems.

2007-06-11 12:23:58 · 10 answers · asked by Lindsey k 1 in Sports Running

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"My pace or yours?"
"You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming." - Frank Shorter
"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts." - Steve Prefontaine

2007-06-14 06:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by NVAJacketFan 3 · 0 0

Those are first-rate, hadn't noticeable such a lot of them. Here's a few my favorites. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It is aware of it need to outrun the quickest lion or it'll be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It is aware of it need to run quicker than the slowest gazelle or it'll starve. It does not subject whether or not you are a lion or gazelle - while the solar comes up, you would greater be strolling." "A lot of humans run a race to look who's quickest. I run to look who has essentially the most guts, who can punish himself into laborious velocity, after which on the finish, punish himself much more. Nobody goes to win a five,000 meter race after strolling an effortless two miles. Not with me. If I lose forcing the velocity the entire approach, good, no less than I can reside with myself." -Pre "Some humans create with phrases or with tune or with a broom and paints. I love to make some thing lovely while I run. I love to make humans give up and say, "I've certainly not noticeable anybody run like that earlier than". It's greater than only a race, it is a variety. It's doing some thing greater than anybody else, its being inventive." Pre Thnx for posting, I love finding new prices.

2016-09-05 13:12:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Steve Prefontaine is the most inspiring runner their is his quotes will make you never want to give up. My favorite is "To give anything less than your best is to sacrafice the gift".
Here are some more of his famous quotes:
"A lot of people run a race to see who is 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."
"I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting."
"I run best when I run free."
"A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways as they're capable of understanding."
"I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it."
"Someone may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it."
"The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die."
"What I want is to be number one."
"Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off."
"Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative."
"How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre.' 'Give up your foolish dream Steve.' But they forgot something. I have to win."

Hope these inspired you
for more information on steve prefontaine visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prefontaine

2007-06-14 06:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by bluedolfinswimmer13 4 · 1 0

To a runner, a side stich is like a car alarm. It signifies something is wrong, but you ignore it until it goes away. ....

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

Run hard
Be strong
Think Big
And never give up

It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse

2007-06-11 13:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by hilltopper495 3 · 1 0

Pain is weakness leaving the body!

Steve Prefontaine is a good source for inspiration. he was the greatest runner in history. look him up.

2007-06-11 14:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by CaroR 5 · 0 0

Steve Prefontaine on wikipedia.org has quotes that can make anybody inspired

2007-06-12 04:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Life is running,

running is life,

life is the search for happiness,

happiness is the search for love, peace and meaning,

conquer the four corners of happiness and reaching a level that not many have experienced.

Love, food, water, oxygen the four temples of a higher level of being.......

being in love with life,

life is running.

love to run, love for life.........

Good Luck!!!!!

2007-06-11 19:18:02 · answer #7 · answered by danny_austin4 4 · 0 0

"When people ask me why I run, I tell them that a lot of people run to see who is fastest. I tell them I run to see who has the most guts."..... Steve "Pre" Prefontaine......awesome runner

2007-06-11 13:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You can get a quote every day from RunnersWorld.com

2007-06-11 14:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0 0

Search

Running quotes on google.com

or try

quotes.com

2007-06-11 12:39:35 · answer #10 · answered by SaveEggsCrackSmiles 5 · 0 2

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