Convince me to run my race today....

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  • MOS3
    MOS3 Posts: 134 Member
    My first 5K was in March and I was next to a woman who was walking while tethered to someone else because she was blind! She had a woman running right along with her describing the terrain, telling her which way they were going. I decided at that point that I didn't ever have an excuse! Just my two cents! Good luck today!

    Very powerful. Hope you do the race. Good luck and let us know how you got on.
  • run4yourlife
    run4yourlife Posts: 379 Member
    convince yourself

    ^^^love this! Especially with the perfect profile pic to go with it : )

    However, I still have a few words for you so listen up lady....
    I'm signed up for a 1/2 Marathon next weekend and a full marathon in 5 weeks that I won't be doing because I'm stuck on crutches with a femoral neck stress fracture. I'd KILL to be in your shoes today!! Your feet may be blistered and you might not be feeling your best, but your legs are functioning and you CAN do it! So embrace the suck (sorry JR, needed to steal that one for a minute here), be thankful that you are healthy and strong enough to run a race of whatever distance this is, forget the very idea of bailing, lace up those shoes and GOOOOOOOO!!! I mean it! I still have one good leg and I can come over there and kick your *kitten* and I'll show no mercy :angry:

    And with that said....have fun at your race! :wink:
  • ThePunkHippie
    ThePunkHippie Posts: 213
    Embarrassingly, I didn't look that closely at the tickets. I thought the show was tonight. :blushing:
    to be honest, if you made all those plans the night before a race, you must not really want to do it!

    But you knew you had a race to run today while getting ready for the show last night. There was no reason you had to have all those drinks, or wear those shoes.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    I ran a 10k on a very bad hangover. It's just mind over matter. Your body can do it if you can convince your mind.
  • myjourney2
    myjourney2 Posts: 424 Member
    At least show up at the race dressed to run. You may find you will be motivated once you see the other participants and get caught up in the good mood of the crowd :smile:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Embarrassingly, I didn't look that closely at the tickets. I thought the show was tonight. :blushing:
    to be honest, if you made all those plans the night before a race, you must not really want to do it!

    But you knew you had a race to run today while getting ready for the show last night. There was no reason you had to have all those drinks, or wear those shoes.

    I'm all for shoving her out the door and running this race, but... fun is just as important. No need to guilt-trip her because she had a good time last night. She's not - I assume - a professional athlete. Just someone who enjoys running. Once a hobby starts to feel like an obligation, it stops being enjoyable.

    I've run my best races with a slight hangover. :drinker: It's become my ritual to enjoy a drink or two the night before a race.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I ran the race. No PR, but a respectable time (for me). I popped the blisters, and a few advils. I chugged water and coffee. I finished solidly in the middle of the pack, and better than average for my age group. Hills were tough, but I did it. Thanks for helping push me out the door :)
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Woohoo! Congrats! :drinker:
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    But you knew you had a race to run today while getting ready for the show last night. There was no reason you had to have all those drinks, or wear those shoes.

    You didn't see the shoes. I NEEDED them.
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    The only work outs you regret are the ones you don't do... I have that hanging on my fridge.

    That is perfect, and will be moved to my fridge. Thanks!

    You didn't see the shoes. I NEEDED them.

    This made me giggle. I totally have shoes like that, I know I'm going to regret them, but I have to wear them. Such as the pair in my profile picture.
    Good on you for getting out of the door :)
  • creature275
    creature275 Posts: 348 Member
    ive seen men who have had their leg blown off who still run..very fast actually, jump out of planes and fight along with the best of us, I have yet to hear an excuse for avoiding something good that I would accept. if he can do it anyone can overcome anything

    ..he has a fake leg now of course

    Thank you for your service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    And I think you should at least try! You may regret it hard core if you don't.

    And I don't know how to post pictures on here, but this might so somethin for ya. No more excuses!

    http://theaccidentalnovelist.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/2008-05-12-p1_mullins2.jpg?w=500

    well thank you for your patriotism
  • creature275
    creature275 Posts: 348 Member
    ive seen men who have had their leg blown off who still run..very fast actually, jump out of planes and fight along with the best of us, I have yet to hear an excuse for avoiding something good that I would accept. if he can do it anyone can overcome anything

    ..he has a fake leg now of course

    Wow, that's such extreme inspiration!

    Thank you for all that you do!

    yes Ill never forget the day met that man it just made my soul burn in a good way and I knew that the limits of human will I myself have yet to see and I could never give up on anything
  • MOS3
    MOS3 Posts: 134 Member
    WELL DONE !!! VERY PROUD OF YOU !!!

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