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Find your daily dose of inspiration from these runners on Instagram

Kilian Jornet holds numerous records in long-distance running competitions, such as the Skyrunner World Series, endurance runs and ultra marathons .Premium
Kilian Jornet holds numerous records in long-distance running competitions, such as the Skyrunner World Series, endurance runs and ultra marathons .

Social media can be a good source of motivation. Follow the right people and accounts on Instagram to give you the push or encouragement needed to test yourself on the running track. Here are five runners who have plenty of marathon-running experience and will inspire you to cross the finishing line.

Kilian Jornet

Jornet is a champion long-runner and professional ski-mountaineer who takes trail running to a different level. The Spaniard holds numerous records in long-distance running competitions, such as the Skyrunner World Series, endurance runs and ultra marathons (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc). Be it running on rugged mountains in Romsdal, Norway, or a trail in the San Juan National Forest in Colorado, normal running tracks are just not his thing.

@kilianjornet

460.5k followers

Shalane Flanagan

A Nike athlete, Olympic silver medallist and best-selling author Shalane Flanagan is no ordinary long-distance runner. Flanagan posts regularly on Instagram about her latest marathon feats and the US running team. Her posts on marathons across scenic running tracks around the world will be enough to inspire you.

@shalaneflanagan

149.1k followers

Meb Keflezighi.
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Meb Keflezighi.

Meb Keflezighi

Keflezighi has won both the New York (2009) and Boston (2014) marathons. An Olympic silver medallist, Keflezighi’s Instagram feed has posts on running with his daughter, a log table of his marathon history that dates back to 2002, and even competing at the Rio Olympics in 2016. #RunToWin and #RunToOvercome are two of his favourite hashtags.

@runmeb

82k followers

Finn Vogler
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Finn Vogler

Finn Vogler

If you are a nature lover and an outdoor adventures enthusiast, then follow Finn Vogler. His Instagram posts make beaches, parks, harbours and bridges look like the perfect places to go for a run. This runner from Germany, mostly in New Balance gear, once completed three marathons in 30 days and four half marathons in four days.

@finnrunner

60.7k followers

Michele Gonzalez

Gonzalez describes herself as a working mother, marathoner, ultrarunner and a former captain in the US army. She was deployed in Iraq three times and, she writes on her website, found her love for running during these deployments. Gonzalez’s feed has regular updates from her runs. But the one that will really get you to lace up your shoes shows Gonzalez sweating it out on a treadmill with medals and marathon bibs adorning the wall behind her.

@nycrunningmama

71.6k followers

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nitin Sreedhar
Nitin writes about science and technology for Mint Lounge. He also occaisionally reports on the environment, space and sports. He's an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. He loves trying new craft beer, and closely follows football, Formula 1 and kabaddi.
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Published: 22 Sep 2017, 03:27 PM IST
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