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Flab Gordon Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 01:14 PM "Pain is weakness leaving the body" IP: Logged
Samirella Member	posted Sep-13-2004 01:20 PM quote: Originally posted by Natalie00: You mean, aside from one more mile, one more song, one more block, one more minute, okay, to the next stoplight, the mailbox, make it to the suburban, one more minute, one more song... Then, 10 miles later...Losers let it happen, winners make it happen!! LOL! This is what I do. When I'm on the treadmill it goes something like this: "I'll walk as soon as this commercial is over...oops, I wasn't paying attention...ok, as soon as this music video is over...whoops, I missed that one...". I find setting small goals makes it easier! IP: Logged
paugross Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 01:28 PM "Inhabit the body with delight, with inexpressible satisfaction, both its weariness and refreshments." Thoreau ------------------ Shine on, Jake Profile [This message has been edited by paugross (edited Sep-13-2004).] IP: Logged
Big McLargehuge Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 01:29 PM " I'm too sexy for my shirt; too sexy for my shirt; so sexy it hurts." ------------------ My quest is to permanently deflate my spare tire. I replaced sex with eating. Now I can't even get in my own pants. IP: Logged
conroyea Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 02:39 PM I say just two words whenever I get fatigued, tired, whatever, I even have it on my RoadID: DON'T QUIT -Erin IP: Logged
Diesel88 Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 02:51 PM I enjoy a mantra/saying that was the title of a pretty great book by personal trainer Ray Kybartas: 'Fitness is Religion'. Before finding this saying, the closest I thought fitness was to religion was when I was praying I finished in one piece lol. Keep the faith! IP: Logged
revid Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 02:59 PM you know your a mom and a runner when....to get through hurdles durring a long run you resort to singing your childrens favorite songs as a distraction. then i go thru the alphabet and try to find creative words for each letter of the alphabet. ------------------ inside my mind is a scary place! Khara IP: Logged
monicatittle Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 02:59 PM quote: Originally posted by Second Nature: What is your running mantra? So far mine is "You think this is pain? This is not pain, this is you getting your butt in shape. Now move it!" Just get to that next sign then you can go back. Now get to that next sign and you can really go back. Why would you quit now? Just go to that next sign and then you can go back. Repeat as needed. IP: Logged
caverjen Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 03:12 PM "If you start walking now, it's just going to take that much longer to get home." ------------------ Jen, Mommy to Jewel (5) and Dora (3) my running log my fitday journal IP: Logged
MomzillaSC Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 04:14 PM My current one is from GI Jane: "gut it out." The only serious uphill on my current (and rather short) route is toward the end, and that's what I use to get through it. Also, I like "go hard or go home." Kirsten IP: Logged
teresa34 Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 05:59 PM This is cheesy but it came to mind a few weeks ago when I was doing a steep uphill and my quads were on fire. I believe in was in Rocky III when Rocky was building up a head of steam during the fight with Clubber Lang and he was getting pounded and he kept looking at him saying "You're not so bad!" So I'm coming up this killer hill and in my head I'm saying it over and over...."you're not so bad!" IP: Logged
denmudpup Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 06:49 PM Well, I borrowed "Livestrong" but I figure I am wearing the yellow bracelet for months now, so I can use it. Another is a song I heard from an old John Wayne movie, it costarred Oliver Hardy (of all people). The song was like a chant - "Only 800 miles more to go" they repeat this many times, It is about marching, but it works for me sometimes, I sing it to myself and fill in what I have left to go. Also, I like "Only those who risk going too far..can possibly find out how far one can go"(T.S. Elliott), "That which does not kill us makes us stronger"(Nietzche)(sp), "Pain is weakness leaving the body"(I dont know). Livestrong D IP: Logged
ConfettiGirl Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 07:25 PM When I'm training it's, "Respect the Distance." When I'm racing it's, "Trust Your Training." ------------------ Sha-Bon-Bon IP: Logged
azwildkat Member	posted Sep-13-2004 10:07 PM "I like it, I love it, I want some more of it!" IP: Logged
pianoman Member	posted Sep-13-2004 10:25 PM MANFRED MANN AND THE EARTH BAND'S SONG "THE RUNNER" SAYS IT ALL Through the night, through the dawn Behind you another runner is born Don't look back you've been there Feel the mist as your breath hits the air And it's underneath the moonlight Passing some Still your heart beats in the moonlight Like a drum Through the night, through the dawn Behind you another runner is born Don't look back, you've been there Feel the mist as your breath hits the air And it's underneath the moonlight Passing some Still your heart beats in the moonlight Like a drum And you will run your time A shooting star across the sky And you will surely cross the line To pass on the flame Sun come up, sun go down Hear the feet see the sweat on the ground Watch your step, keep your cool Though you can't see what's in front of you And it's underneath the moonlight Passing some Still your heart beats in the moonlight Like a drum And you will run your time A shooting star across the sky And you will surely cross the line To pass on the flame Pass on the flame Through the night, through the dawn Behind you another runner is born Don't look back, you've been there See the mist as your breath hits the air And it's underneath the moonlight Passing some Still your heart beats in the moonlight Like a drum IP: Logged
SwimSurfDive Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 10:26 PM One foot in front of the other, Christine... ONE FUKCING FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER! (Usually right about at the last half mile of a 6 mile run, the last two miles of which are nothing but uphill) ------------------ She comes skimmin' through rays of violet, she can wade in a drop of dew, She don't come and I don't follow, waits backstage while I sing to you. Hot town summer in the city IP: Logged
FasterEveryDay Cool Runner	posted Sep-13-2004 10:43 PM "Anyone can run 1/2/3 mile(s)" This works even for a 10 mile run: After one mile, I tell myself it's only 2 miles until I'm 2 miles from being halfway there. Anyone can run 2 miles. After 4 miles, I only need to go 3 miles until I'm only 3 miles away from being done. Anyone can run 3 miles. After 9 miles I have to get more exctied about it "Seriously, ANYONE can run this last mile. Even your most out of shape friends. Maybe even your mom. Who can't run a mile? No one. The entire world can run a mile" I know this isn't true. I have quite a few people I know who absolutely could not run a mile, but this really keeps me going. Melanie IP: Logged
SleeperGal Member	posted Sep-13-2004 11:54 PM I read a trick for hills. They said to imagine that there is a rope dangling down the hill which your can hook onto, and "they" will tow you up the hill. Now when I get to a hill, I think "Thank heavens it's a hill. I can rest while they haul my buns up." IP: Logged
kdluvaas Member	posted Sep-14-2004 06:09 AM I am definitely a "just make it to the end of the street, now til the end of this song" type runner, but when the going gets tough (which it often does in this hilly part of Pennsylvania!) I have another trick up my sleeve. I imagine my ex's 27 year old girlfriend in a race with me and I fly past her winning the race with a time of 23:00 because she might be young, but she's out of shape whereas I am 41 and fit! (We can all dream, can't we....?) dawn IP: Logged
puglogic Cool Runner	posted Sep-14-2004 07:44 AM "Relax. Relaaaaaaaaax. Yeah...you got it." also: "Oh, sh*t, LOOK at the way you're tearing up this hill/track/whatever. awwwwww, you KILL me, girl! " (yeah, I do the smile too) Positive, yeah, I know. But b\|tching doesn't do it for me. I get more than enough of that from the people around me. Running is the All Me Show starring Me [This message has been edited by puglogic (edited Sep-14-2004).] IP: Logged
shraker Member	posted Sep-14-2004 09:48 AM There is really only one spot I need it - a particular hill that is included in nearly all of my various loops. At the top of the hill is a telephone pole on which the sun always seems to shine, even on cloudy days. I just keep saying "get to the magic telephone pole." Once I do, I always thank the magic telephone pole and hope no one is nearby to hear me! I suppose I should be distressed at forming a meaningful bond with a tall piece of wood. IP: Logged
eadavenp Cool Runner	posted Sep-14-2004 10:00 AM some of these are awesome... when im running, i go, "remember those french fries, remember that ice cream, remember that cannoli, etc, so im thinking off all the bad food being burned off (this worked really well when i was living in italy and eating without remorse, now that im back on WW i think i'll try some of your guy's slogans) IP: Logged
chipmaker Member	posted Sep-14-2004 10:37 AM When running: 'nothing hurts as bad as being fat feels' When dieting: 'nothing tastes as good as being thin feels' IP: Logged
itchyunderarms Cool Runner	posted Sep-14-2004 10:40 AM Of course, and it's mentioned so often: NO PAIN, NO GAIN Funny quote from the Conan the Destroyer Movie. The princess asks the seemingly invincable barbarian who's ripped, pumped, and properly oiled (Arnold) if anything hurts him in this world, ...and he replys: "Only Pain" hehehehehe I loved that one! -Mike IP: Logged
jartel Cool Runner	posted Sep-14-2004 10:45 AM ...my foot hurts...my foot hurts... my foot hurts... IP: Logged

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