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  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
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    Great article!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Makes me reconsider rest days...
  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
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    Considering how much I needed my rest day today I can't quite go that far, although maybe if I wasn't doing so much strength training I would be more open to it.
  • KathleenKP
    KathleenKP Posts: 580 Member
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    I thought "Why would anyone want to go streaking in this weather???"

    I guess it wasn't that kind of streak.
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
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    Having the option of only running 1 mile a day might make this doable!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    I thought "Why would anyone want to go streaking in this weather???"

    I guess it wasn't that kind of streak.

    Or at all...chafing!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Remy's retelling of "The Gingerbread Man"

    http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/gingerbread-men-running-and-hubris
  • btsinmd
    btsinmd Posts: 921 Member
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    What a profound story. I most identified with the old woman. She's the one who put the care into making him and she didn't get a crumb. I bet she's regretting not closing and locking the door before she opened the oven ..... or perhaps I'm taking this way more seriously than it deserves. :D
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    I don't think it can be taken too seriously.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    http://www.runnersworld.com/masters-racing/masterful-runs?page=3

    It just makes me smile to see Joan Benoit still rocking at the 10k range.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Benoit
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    The most clueless running interview EVER

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruGpN5cE1ck&feature=youtu.be
  • niricava
    niricava Posts: 89 Member
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    Wow... that was pretty funny. Even if he hadn't won any races, why would you ask a runner if they've ever run before?! Unbelievable.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Because reporters look for superlatives to add interest: "First" "Best" "Fastest" "Youngest" "Oldest"

    Unfortunately, "World Champion middle-distance runner" wasn't on her radar.

    His reaction was priceless, though. And I love the way he described the half vs. the full marathon in terms he felt she could understand.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    JFR
    A mantra provides the motivation to just ... well, run.
    By
    Kristin Armstrong
    Published
    December 13, 2013

    There is a phenomenon going on around Austin. And I think you need to know about it because it applies to you, matters to you, and has the power to give you power. So lean in.

    There is a running store here, called Rogue Running. It’s not just a shoe place, or a place to pick up Gu or a pair of shorts. It has a vibe; it has community. It’s on the east side, which is hip to begin with. It’s next to a seriously decent coffee shop. The people who work there know their stuff; they love running like we do. They have training groups with cool people, led by cool people – in fact, Rogue is how I trained for my first 50K on trails. I left my usual people, went rogue and branched out with a whole new crew. There is a rogue spirit over there - off the beaten path, free wheeling, don’t fence me in. I like it. It’s why I love to run on dirt. And the Rogue people put on very cool trail races, the righteous kind with pancakes and kegs at the end. See what I mean?

    They have started a movement. It’s called Just F-ing Run. JFR. It’s serious, and fun, and that’s why it has to have the F word. Because sometimes you just need it for emphasis. It’s a movement, a mantra, it’s a way of life. JFR is written in chalk on racecourses here in the capital city. I’ve seen it in shoe polish on a car’s rear window. I bet soon it will be on billboards, and pulled on a banner behind a plane. Maybe it will become as popular and meaningful as the Ironman tattoo? I want it on my socks, my gloves, and my pace band. I will buy the t-shirt and the little white sticker that looks like the initials from some cool town, where you have to get up close to see what it stands for. Watch for it at your next marathon, I’m sure it’s going viral.

    Too cold outside? Want to stay home and whine and eat crap and watch tv? JFR

    In a fight with your girlfriend? Needing clarity? JFR

    Troubles at the office? Seriously stressing? JFR

    Holiday blues? Feeling Grinchy? JFR

    Big hill in a race giving you a panic attack? Put your head down and JFR

    Still have ten more miles? Quitcho*****in and JFR

    Alarm goes off early, contemplating snooze button? Get up and JFR

    Things can’t get any worse? Try something better. JFR

    Hungover and cloudy? Only one option: JFR

    Stuck at your in-laws house? JFR (long)

    New baby robbing your sleep? Pass off that bundle of joy and JFR.

    Tired of being on the road and eating hotel breakfasts? JFR

    No gas for your fartlek? Whatever. JFR

    Can’t figure out what to do next? Easy. JFR

    Bloated, PMSing and creating enemies everywhere you go? JFR (alone)

    Big interview or speech today? Need to find your mojo? JFR

    At your breaking point? Don’t say it, don’t do it. JFR

    Need quality time with your best friend? JFR

    Want to know if your new crush has staying power? JFR (with him/her)

    Need a reason to get up tomorrow? JFR

    Sick of screens? Turn them off and JFR

    Worried you don’t have what it takes? You do. JFR (until you remember)

    Job rut rendering you passionless? JFR

    Writer’s block? JFR

    Marital woes? JFR

    Divorce drama? Stop talking about it. JFR

    Postpartum pudge and new mommy identity crisis? JFR

    Teenagers driving you loco? JFR

    Menopausal mood swings? Sweat it out. JFR

    Long flight later today? Lace up first and JFR

    Last in the pack at the track? Suck it up and JFR

    Running rival breathing down your neck? Don’t look back. JFR

    Out of shape and you know it? It won’t get any easier. Love yourself enough to JFR.

    Never run a step in your whole life? Self-consciousness be damned! JFR

    Never thought you could call yourself a runner? You can if you simply JFR

    Totally on board with this? Of course you are, you JFR

    Comment and add to the list!

    And if you see me struggling in my next race, stride alongside and whisper words of wisdom to me. j…f…r

    **the last sentence made me tear up**
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Here's the video: http://www.roguerunning.com/jfr/
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
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    Remy's retelling of "The Gingerbread Man"

    http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/gingerbread-men-running-and-hubris

    This made my day! ROFL
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
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    Here's the video: http://www.roguerunning.com/jfr/
    Going to have to pass this on to the store here. This is totally something they would team up with them on lol...have a JFR nation!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Motivational Calendar (self-print and assembly)

    http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/free-2014-remys-world-calendar?page=2
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
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    april.jpg
    This is totally me lol.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend.html

    I wonder if the biological stress response is why the first 10 minutes of running suck, the rest of running feel so go and why runners are so darn supportive of other runners?

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