There is a reason every serious runner has a mantra. The 5:30 alarm does not care how you feel. The last 200 meters of a workout does not negotiate. Somewhere in every hard block there is a morning where the words on your wall are the difference between getting it done and rolling over.

These motivational running posters are the words that actually get said in this sport. There is no secret, work harder. It's about how many days you can put an hour into. Impossible, im-possible, possible, the word Roger Bannister broke along with four minutes. And Steve Prefontaine's line about what it costs to beat him.

No stock photos of sunrise joggers. No corporate inspiration. Typographic prints on premium matte, acid-free paper, in 12x18, 16x24, and 24x36 inches, ready for standard frames.

They hang above treadmills, behind desks, and in locker rooms. They get bought one at a time and then two more arrive a week later, because a single mantra on a bare wall looks like it needs teammates. See what pairs well: track and field posters and vintage running posters.