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Aesthetic Running Captions and Short Quotes for Instagram

A little exercise goes a long way to making a person feel happy and healthy, so we have put together a list of all the best running captions for you to share. And if you’re looking for short running quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Running captions and short quotes for Instagram

Running Captions and Quotes

On good days, run. On bad days, run harder.

Move the body, still the mind

“I always run without music. Being disconnected is what I’m addicted to more than anything. There aren’t many places where you can be without your phone and computer. I’ve started to crave and enjoy that time alone.” – Christy Turlington

I like running and maybe like four other people.

Running makes it easy to forget to check your phone

Great things never came from comfort zones.

Time to run.

“Life is short. Running makes it seem longer.” – Baron Hansen

“Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.” – Charles Schulz

Practice as you’ve never won. Perform as if you’ve never lost.

Running is my hobby.

Don’t walk. Run!

Many of life’s best memories are made in running shoes.

Running captions and short quotes for Instagram

The Young and the Breathless

I run harder than you party.

One run can change your day, many runs can change your life.

“I go running when I have to. Like when the ice cream van is doing sixty.” – Wendy Liebman

Running is the answer. The question is irrelevant.

Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow.

Run through life with your mind wide open

Halfway to somewhere

Just start.

Running is a sport where you compete against yourself.

Some women want diamonds. I just want to run.

Needed a change of altitude.

Running into the weekend

I thought they said rum.

A good laugh and a long run are the two best cures for anything.

“I never listen to music when I run – I listen to the beat of my heart. I like to feel the blood pumping in my veins. If I’m running for a long time, I take my hydration pack. I like to disappear up a mountain or into the woods and come back two hours later.” — Fred Sirieux

“I feel like when I am running, it not only helps change me physically, it also improves my state of mind. — Derek Hough

“There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighbors you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.” – NIKE

“This is the hardest thing I’ve ever put my body through, but for me, running is a mental game. I’ve learned that if I can convince myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, then I can run as far as I want to.” — Chip Gaines

“Running is something you can do and be alone in your thoughts, and I like that. — Carole Radziwill

The only type of meal runners eat before a big race is fast-food.

Runner’s logic: I’m tired – I think I’ll go for a run.

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” – Fred DeVito

To run fast, run alone. But to run far, run together.

“Just running the streets was absolutely everything and more than I possibly expected.” — Jennie Finch

“Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.” — Julie Isphording

Sore today, strong tomorrow.

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out whether they’ve got a second.” – William James

May your best miles be covered on foot

Happiness is running with friends.

If you want to change your body, exercise. If you want to change your life, become a runner.

“Just keep moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago. It’s a Buddhist saying, I think: ‘There is no wasted effort.’” – Lauren Graham

It’s just a hill. Run over it.

Run often. Run always.

Life begins at the end of our comfort zones.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Running is an adventure in the unexpected.

“There’s a great empowerment that I get from running, not only from the endorphins . . . Being a runner, to me, has made being depressed impossible. If ever I’m going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured that I’ll come back with clarity and empowerment.” — Alanis Morissette

Don’t dream of winning, train for it!

“To me, sweat is workout bliss.” – Brooke Burke-Charvet

May your best miles be covered on foot.

Running my own path

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

“The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.” – Haruki Murakami

“It started to become what I looked forward to most; it was the only time I got to be in my own head.” – Rob Riggle

To run or not to run: what a stupid question.

I find runs cheaper than therapy.

Be a solitary runner: run alone, talk to yourself, sometimes sing

This early piece of the morning is mine.

It’s not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

People can run the same trail twice, but the experience is always different.

We are all runners, some just run faster than others.

The trail begins where the signposts end.

I’m always one step ahead.

Starting with baby steps

“Running is the basis of all the training that I do…it’s like an escape.” – Ellie Goulding

Barefoot. Mindful. Open. Connecting with the earth.

My running style is best described as startled gazelle.

Sunset beach runs are the best runs

Running is awesome. Thanks for being awesome.

Make sure your own worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears.

“Some seek the comfort of their therapist’s office, others head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” – Dean Karnazes

A run in the woods can leave you breathless.

Good friends listen to your adventures. Best friends make them with you.

The marathon runner had a real fear of speed bumps on the road. He’s slowly getting over it.

“Fast running isn’t forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you.” — Desiree Linden

A bad run is better than no run.

Off to great places. Today is my day. My mountain is waiting, and so I’m on my way.

Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.

Running in the sunlight is like running on the moon.

How do crazy runners get through a forest? They take the psycho path.

Good things come slowly, especially in distance running.

Running is cheaper than therapy.

During the marathon, the Swedish runner couldn’t complete the race because he stopped just before the Finnish line.

I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.

Life is full of ups and downs. Run on the right path.

“It makes me feel like I can conquer anything that comes at me. I’m never tapped out. I’m never tired around my two kids. I owe a lot of that to running.” – Travis Barker

Running lets me feel closer to the world.

Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.

I’m running with the breeze in my hair.

Running is the answer. Who cares what the question is?

I’d instead be running on a rainy day than sitting at a desk on a sunny day.

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” – Oprah Winfrey

Slow progress is still progress.

Running fast enough to make my own breeze

Running, the best way to get inspired

There’s no such thing as “too much fresh air.”

Running together for a lifetime.

“I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” – Ronald Rook

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotles

Autocorrect changed “morning run” to “morning rum”.

Running is better, but I like walking.

Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince.

Please ignore the faces I make when I run.

May your run through nature lead you to your true self.

There will come a day when I can no longer run. Today is not that day.

It’s a lot like walking, only faster.

Other sports use our sport as a punishment.

Running a marathon takes balls – other sports just play with them.

Some people don’t have the guts for distance. The polite term for them is sprinters.

“Running is the quickest endorphin hit I can get. I like to do it really early in the morning, before everyone gets up. It gives me a clear head and sort of resets the clock. It’s like, ‘OK, I got that out of the way. Now I can deal with people.'” — Julie Bowen

“Every marathon I ran, I knew I had a faster one in me.” – Dick Beardsley

“If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want. Why? Because (a) you’ll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you’ll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.” – Don Kardong

A run in the woods can replenish your soul.

Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow.

Life is a journey. And I’m running every step of the way.

I’ve got 99 problems and I’m going to ignore them all for an hour.

Run more; worry less

Run like there’s a hot guy in front of you and a creepy guy behind you.

A good run is like a cup of coffee – I’m much nicer after I’ve had one.

Life is full of ups and downs. Always run on the right path.

No one ever drowned in sweat.

The only marathon I run is 6 seasons on Netflix.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle

Let’s run where the Wi-Fi is weak.

It always seems impossible until it is done.

Making excuses to wake up late burns zero calories per hour.

The view up here is breathtaking, and I know it’s all downhill from here.

Stop stopping yourself.

Good company makes a long journey seem shorter.

Keep calm and keep running.

You don’t need a gym. You need passion.

If you see me collapse, pause my watch.

“How do you know if someone ran a marathon? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.” – Jimmy Fallon

Running won’t kill you – you’ll pass out first.

Run like you stole something.

It’s only cold if you’re standing still.

If two people run together, they always find their way.

I have a love-hate relationship with jogging.

“I love running but I think you have to find a workout routine that really speaks to you beyond trying to get goals for your body. For me, running, I need it as much for my head and to clear my head as I do for keeping in shape.” — Meghan Markle

Run more, live longer.

Breathe it in. Run it out.

Running in sunshine

A run in the woods sometimes means getting lost.

I find running is cheaper than therapy

So that is it for our list of Running Captions and Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

For more great ideas, check out our other lists of Walking Captions and New Car Captions.

Running captions and short quotes for Instagram

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