Runners: What is your mantra?
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Just to that next..... Block, street light, hill, whatever i see in front of me.0
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I think about what those guys in Running the Sahara went through every day, and think, "psh, THIS is nothing"0
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... don't trip don't trip don't trip that puddle was actually urine don't trip don't trip graffitti was better in the old days don't trip don't trip...0
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"Run fat girl run!!!"0
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I just keep telling myself pain is weekness leaving the body...you can do this.....seems to help!0
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I'd rather be sore than sorry.0
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I didn't realize almost everyone does this stuff.. if I'm outside I also look to the next - tree, rock, house, street, etc.- if im inside on the treadmill I look at the time or distance and say, just til the next quarter mile, or for 2 more minutes. I also zone out, focus on a spot on the wall, or concentrate on my breathing.0
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this is so funny - i think i've done a little bit of all of these.
Now that Im doing more long runs (marathon is in 2 months) I find myself saying
"No, you're not going to die. No, your legs are not actually going to fall off. Yes, you can breathe and yes, you can keep doing this"0 -
I concentrate on my breathing and pretend I'm a female Jason Bourne!! Love it!0
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not really a mantra, but I switch my music to bluegrass banjo....it makes me think of the movie "Deliverance" and that I gotta keep moving to save my *kitten*.0
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I have a few:
- thinking about the jeans/dress/clothing article I want to wear
- reminding myself WHY I'm out there - I enjoy running, I like to sweat, I like beating those hills
- remembering how lucky/blessed I am to have two legs that can take me anywhere
- thinking about the person I used to be (couch potato) and how far I've come in five years
One, or more of those, usually does the trick to keep me going.0 -
this is so funny - i think i've done a little bit of all of these.
Now that Im doing more long runs (marathon is in 2 months) I find myself saying
"No, you're not going to die. No, your legs are not actually going to fall off. Yes, you can breathe and yes, you can keep doing this"
So I'm not the only one who has moments where I think to myself "OMG. I'm going to die."0 -
So many good replies!! If I feel like slowing to a walk, I always ask myself why . . . "mind, legs, or lungs?", if I can't answer myself, I tell myself to stop being lazy and keep going . . . if I can, I take a minute breather, then keep going. I also tell myself over and over that my body is a machine, this is what it is built for . . . that helps me to both keep going and kick it up a notch.0
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I didn't think I had a mantra until I was nearing the end of a half marathon I did last fall... I kept repeating this to myself... "don't make excuses, make results!!" I don't know where I initially read or heard it but it really helped me push thought!
I also sometimes think about that really old man that recently finished the marathon and think, "if he can do it SO CAN I!"0 -
So many good replies!! If I feel like slowing to a walk, I always ask myself why . . . "mind, legs, or lungs?", if I can't answer myself, I tell myself to stop being lazy and keep going . . . if I can, I take a minute breather, then keep going. I also tell myself over and over that my body is a machine, this is what it is built for . . . that helps me to both keep going and kick it up a notch.
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I just pretend that the Zombies are catching up.0
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I say to myself...."Don't let your brain give up before your body does".0
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When it gets tough I just start repeating, "finish the race".0
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Long before the Biggest Loser I was saying, "No Excuses!" when I run0
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So many good replies!! If I feel like slowing to a walk, I always ask myself why . . . "mind, legs, or lungs?", if I can't answer myself, I tell myself to stop being lazy and keep going . . . if I can, I take a minute breather, then keep going. I also tell myself over and over that my body is a machine, this is what it is built for . . . that helps me to both keep going and kick it up a notch.
I love this too, sometimes I think the same things but then tell myself Ill walk for a min then go again.. next time I think I will ask myself this question.0 -
slow = steady
steady = smooth
smooth = fast
So... slow = fast???
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I was thinking the same thing... Logically that doesn't add up there...0 -
"You NEVER quit with the finish line in sight. That's when you finish strong." Go Sarah Go! FINISH IT STRONG!0
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I focus hard on my breathing for about one minute and when I'm done with that I am usually good for another 5 minutes and then have to repeat. I feel like it gives me an extra boost every time.0
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So many good replies!! If I feel like slowing to a walk, I always ask myself why . . . "mind, legs, or lungs?", if I can't answer myself, I tell myself to stop being lazy and keep going . . . if I can, I take a minute breather, then keep going. I also tell myself over and over that my body is a machine, this is what it is built for . . . that helps me to both keep going and kick it up a notch.
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I will talk my self down in milage... Like "almost to half", "3 miles left, - you can run three miles easy", "2 miles - two miles is a walk in the park", "1 mile - you can run 1 mile in your sleep"
If I am on a hill that is tricky = "this hill is my B!T@H" I actually have been know to say it out loud too0 -
Quick, light, fast, go!
I was born to run!
Then I imagine I'm the terminator and sprint the last bit to the finish.0 -
"When your legs give out run with your heart."
Its also on my Road ID.
That and "Don't pants your poop"0 -
"If you jog this hill (or this entire work-out) it'll be over faster"
"Trying is just an excuse to fail, just do it"
"It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you do not stop"
"Just make it just one step farther than yesterday"
"You can do anything for 30 seconds so just go for 30 more seconds" - then repeat
Ha! I think it's actually in this order of desperation!0 -
When I start wearing down, I repeat: "The voice that says 'YOU CAN'T' is a lying b*tch. Prove her wrong." :devil:0
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"Put one foot in front of the other... " (It's part of some song from a movie, but I can't remember which one)
"You can fly! You can fly" (When I did one of the Disney races, one of the cast members what saying this to the runners and really stuck with with me)
"You can do this... remember the first time you ran... this is a breeze compared to that..."
"if you want those sweet potato fries with your burger today, you better keep moving!"0
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