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mlv Cool Runner	posted Jun-30-2007 05:17 AM My favorite..... " KEEP PRESSING FORWARD" !! ML ------------------ www.crosstimberscustomrods.com IP: Logged
bonniecs Cool Runner	posted Jun-30-2007 12:02 PM A new one I used today... "Don't Slow, don't slow, don't slow." during repeat miles of course. I think it might have worked. IP: Logged
UncleFred Cool Runner	posted Jul-10-2007 11:36 AM Along the same lines as above: "Don't puss-out, don't puss-out" IP: Logged
run4daboyz Member	posted Jul-12-2007 03:38 PM quote: Originally posted by RTODD: I hope I dont offend anyone by bringing spirituality into the mix here, but I believe in using what works-for me, and especially during the last 6 miles of a marathon(Ive completed 7 since May 05) or few miles of a very long run, I use that time-tested line from Phil 4:13("I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me")...additionally, I have heard of the mantra being used by others regardless of belief systems.....again, its whatever works......... I USE THIS SAME QUOTE WHN I AM RUNNING...I START MY WARM UP WALK WITH PRAYER...THEN WHEN I RUNNING & I FEEL MY LEGS BURNING I START MY MANTRA & IT WORKS EVERYTIME IP: Logged
UncleFred Cool Runner	posted Jul-12-2007 04:49 PM no need to shout IP: Logged
dpar Cool Runner	posted Jul-15-2007 01:07 PM It's Decision Time! ------------------ My Log My Profile IP: Logged
chameleon Member	posted Jul-17-2007 10:23 PM i sing the oompa loompa song. it works amazingly well. http://youtube.com/watch?v=spKeBgEub6s i also set benchmarks when i run, like the tree in front of me, the car, or something like that. and when i reach that goal, repeat. i tell myself "i can do it, i can finish this". i also count my steps in sets of 10. haha that's about it. OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPA DEEDOO! IP: Logged
randymar Cool Runner	posted Jul-18-2007 03:01 PM Um, Oompa Loompa's are not exceedingly fast, my friend. Their fashion sense certainly leaves a lot to be desired, as well. ------------------ Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers IP: Logged
chameleon Member	posted Jul-18-2007 11:14 PM i sing oompa loompa really fast. of course i won't sing it slow or the purpose is defeated. the song is really long so it helps me concentrate. their fashion sense is kinda horrible, but that has nothing to do with the catchy song IP: Logged
Bean93 Cool Runner	posted Jul-19-2007 11:14 AM Hills will make me stronger! IP: Logged
runxc09 Cool Runner	posted Jul-19-2007 01:19 PM I've been told to repeat how much I love running while I run but that doesn't work... because usually when I'm going up a hill and need motivation...I really don't love running so it morphed into... "I HATE THIS... I HATE THIS.." until the hill is over. Occasionally it will be "I think I can I think I can..." During one triathlon when I was wearing a yellow shirt, people kept calling me Lance Armstrong... so during the run I just kept saying "wear yellow, live strong" it developed into a rhythm and kept my feet going... whatever works!!! IP: Logged
saustin74 Cool Runner	posted Jul-22-2007 07:30 PM I actually have recently adopted a new mantra/quote that I repeat myself when I feel like quitting...it's from a Runner's World columnist's book I just finished (Running for Mortals). "The miracle is not that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start." My feeling on that is, if I accomplished the miracle of starting, why stop???? IP: Logged
saustin74 Cool Runner	posted Jul-22-2007 07:35 PM I actually have recently adopted a new mantra/quote that I repeat myself when I feel like quitting...it's from a Runner's World columnist's book I just finished (Running for Mortals). "The miracle is not that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start." My feeling on that is, if I accomplished the miracle of starting, why stop???? IP: Logged
Bummy3000 Member	posted Jul-22-2007 09:32 PM This may be silly and it is not really a Mantra (or even rhythmic for that matter), but I start looping "Eye of the Tiger". I refrain from throwing air punches however. IP: Logged
runnerparris Cool Runner	posted Jul-26-2007 11:43 PM I always tell myself "relax your legs and just keep turning them over". "It's ONLY a 5k, It's ONLY a 10k, it's ONLY, a half marathon...once I got to marathon I had to revert back to "relax your legs and just keep turning them over". ------------------ My Profile IP: Logged
bourne2run Cool Runner	posted Aug-01-2007 11:08 PM I am a strong runner.....I am a strong runner IP: Logged
grackle Member	posted Aug-07-2007 11:44 PM When I'm short on oxygen not much goes through my head that makes any sense. Half the time I've got an annoying catchy song stuck in my head. "Oodley oodley oodley oodley oodley oodley fun fun fun!" If people could read minds, someone would have killed me on the trail a long time ago. IP: Logged
mrinertia Cool Runner	posted Aug-08-2007 10:09 AM Two newer ones that I've added as my training has evolved: It's a hill, get over it It's time to organize my delusions ------------------ An object at rest cannot be stopped! IP: Logged
mrinertia Cool Runner	posted Aug-08-2007 03:18 PM quote: Originally posted by runxc09: I've been told to repeat how much I love running while I run but that doesn't work... because usually when I'm going up a hill and need motivation...I really don't love running so it morphed into... "I HATE THIS... I HATE THIS.." until the hill is over. Occasionally it will be "I think I can I think I can..." During one triathlon when I was wearing a yellow shirt, people kept calling me Lance Armstrong... so during the run I just kept saying "wear yellow, live strong" it developed into a rhythm and kept my feet going... whatever works!!! I think I can I think I can I think I can then crash, smash bash down into engine hash on the rocks below which goes to show when the track is tough and the hill is rough THINKING you can just ain't enough Shell Silverstein I think of this often. ------------------ An object at rest cannot be stopped! IP: Logged
lixxie Member	posted Aug-28-2007 11:14 PM "I can do this, 'cause I kick ass. I can do this, 'cause I kick ass." A bit presumptuous, maybe, but it's gotten me through some long runs. And I.. uh, think it in rhythm with my steps. It works! IP: Logged
ENTRPRZ Member	posted Sep-05-2007 09:58 AM Just don't stop. I fact, I just had it tattooed on my left shin 3 times. IP: Logged
UltraRunner2B Member	posted Sep-27-2007 08:58 PM During long runs: "There's no pity in Edge City", which I shorten to "No pity/edge city" to follow the rhythm of my steps. On steep hills: assorted profanity, as bad as I can think up. I don't normally curse, so this change in mental state seems to help get me over the top. IP: Logged
kestrou Cool Runner	posted Sep-27-2007 11:35 PM quote: Originally posted by UltraRunner2B: On steep hills: assorted profanity, as bad as I can think up. Why, Lenore - I'm absolutely SHOCKED! kestrou IP: Logged
UltraRunner2B Member	posted Nov-09-2007 10:09 PM Lately during my long runs I've been thinking of the Robert Frost poem that goes "miles to go before I sleep." So that's become one of my mantras during the early-mid point of a long run/race. It focuses me on the fact that for the next "X" hours, my job is to run, and don't obsess about the mileage. It's also become part of my profile signature! ------------------ The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. --Robert Frost IP: Logged
kestrou Cool Runner	posted Nov-09-2007 10:24 PM UR2B, In an ultra, my mantra is usually "not far to the next aid station" - because that's all the farther I let myself look ahead... kestrou IP: Logged

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