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10 Most Motivational Marathon Quotes

10 Most Motivational Marathon Quotes

Love quotes? Love running a marathon, or at least trying? Read these 10 most motivational marathon quotes ever and never let anything stop you!

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10 Most Motivational Marathon Quotes

Marathon Quote #1

Everything you ever wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles. — Lori Culnane
Marathon Quotes - Lori Culnane - Everything you ever wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles.

Marathon Quote #2

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. –- Emil Zatopek
Marathon Quotes - Emil Zatopek - We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.

Marathon Quote #3

At mile 20 I thought I was dead. At mile 22 I wished I was dead. At mile 24 I knew I was dead. At mile 26.2 I realized I had become too tough to kill.
Marathon Quotes - At mile 20 I thought I was dead. At mile 22 I wished I was dead. At mile 24 I knew I was dead. At mile 26.2 I realized I had become too tough to kill.

Marathon Quote #4

Finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible.
Marathon Quotes - Finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible.

Marathon Quote #5

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming. — Frank Shorter, Olympic Gold Medalist
Motivational Marathon Quotes - Frank Shorter - You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

Marathon Quote #6

Marathons are like having kids. Sometimes you’re not sure why you signed up for it… then in a moment it all becomes apparent.
Marathon Quotes - Marathons are like having kids. Sometimes you're not sure why you signed up for it… then in a moment it all becomes apparent.

Marathon Quote #7

Why couldn’t Pheidippides have died at 20 miles? — Frank Shorter, Olympic Gold Medalist
Marathon Quotes - Frank Shorter - Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?

Marathon Quote #8

Believe you can run a marathon and you’re halfway there! — Felicity Luckey
Marathon Quotes - Felicity Luckey - Believe you can run a marathon and you're halfway there!

Marathon Quote #9

The miracle isn’t that I finished. It’s that I had the courage to start. — John Bingham
Marathon Quotes - John Bingham - The miracle isn't that I finished. It's that I had the courage to start.

Marathon Quote #10

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. — Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host and Marathon Runner
Marathon Quotes - Oprah Winfrey - Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.