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revid Cool Runner	posted Oct-02-2004 02:25 PM great mantras. I also use Dory's wisdom.... Just keep running.... Hey VTLaura- are you a virginia tech alum? I grad 98 from there! Hokie Hokie Hi! IP: Logged
obadiahmethias Cool Runner	posted Oct-03-2004 11:02 AM I usually need a mantra for after the interval that I think I just burned up all I have...the oomph to keep me going so I can recover for the next stride out.... I am a relaxed runner. I run relaxed. I control my breathing... I am a relaxed runner. I run relaxed. I control my breathing... I am a relaxed runner. I run relaxed. I control my breathing... Usually .1 to .2 miles later, I've got myself back in control, ready to make things happen...Often it suprises even me that I haven't stopped, passed out, died etc. but in fact I am still making good pace and powered up ready for the next interval. ------------------ Namaste, Obadiah Methias My Profile IP: Logged
twinkleslowtoes Cool Runner	posted Oct-03-2004 01:44 PM These are great--I've enjoyed checking in each day and seeing what's new. I'm a newbie, in fact. Here are my two favorites, depending on my mood. My tastes are pretty eclectic, btw. The night is dark The night is long Be with me God And make me strong. --Anonymous. And less reverent: You can do it Get your a$$ into it You can do it Get your a$$ into it --Ice Cube This last is particularly helpful on a big ole hill. Twink P.S. Just found a link to above poem--not the Ice Cube one--and it's not anonymous, it turns out (ah, what would we do without Google?). http://www.electricscotland.com/friends/ranald/sayings3.htm A soldier's prayer (This poem by an unknown writer was found in the desert during the battle of El Agheila, December 14th, 1942. It was quoted by Field-Marshall Montgomery in his personal message to the 21st Army Group before the attack on the Rhine, and reproduced in the English Digest.) [This message has been edited by twinkleslowtoes (edited Oct-03-2004).] IP: Logged
ecsurfer460 Member	posted Oct-03-2004 03:47 PM Hey guys, this ones my favorite "Run like hell and get the agony over with" -Clarence DeMar(boston marathon winner) IP: Logged
lila2004 Member	posted Oct-04-2004 07:20 AM It feels good when I stop It feels good when I stop It feels good when I stop. :-D IP: Logged
KaySeeBee719 Member	posted Oct-04-2004 09:10 AM I tell myself that I have the rest of the day to sit on my bum, and i only have x minutes left to run. IP: Logged
heidi4eyes Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 12:58 PM I still love this thread, I have to bump it once more! I was running for my longest run yesterday and these little gems kept me enjoying myself! Okay, yeah, especially the cussing ones... IP: Logged
gymhippie Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 04:07 PM When it gets a little tough I always tell myself "it's not pain, it's discomfort!!" IP: Logged
iwanttorun Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 04:18 PM Funny you should ask, I just developed one this week when I started my first non-stop 30 minute runs. I recite the Rosary.(catholic prayer beads) The time flies by. Failing that, I do the old..to the next mailbox, ok to the tree ok to the next curb. Ya gotta do whatever it takes. Kathryn IP: Logged
jeanrunner Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 06:48 PM Kathryn, I say the Rosary also. I have a quote on my office door and once in a while I find that it creeps into my running thoughts. "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary" -Vidal Sassoon IP: Logged
crazyrunningelli Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 07:04 PM "what makes you think that you are slower than him/her (the person ahead)? you don't know this person, you can be faster than them." i had this realization during my first 10-miler this summer. i was playing "tag" with another woman when i realized that i have always assumed that the person challenging me in a race is faster/stronger/better, etc. i never had been successful chasing people down EVER until that moment. now i hunt people down and don't give away my power! it's a great feeling! :-) ------------------ * * * * * * * * * e l l i running for funning IP: Logged
3wyoboy Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 07:15 PM Gotta Whole New MoJo! Ran my first Half Marathon this weekend and developed some inspirations from running with 13,000 of my closest friends. "I refuse to stay behind this really sweaty guy, Pass him......Ah, jeez, his shorts are foamy.....Pass him, again..." "Had to be that guy that carbo'd up on Mexican Food.....oh,man!.....Pass him.....Get Upwind.......Go...." IP: Logged
gmchugh Cool Runner	posted Oct-11-2004 07:16 PM I am in the "one more (whatever)" camp. I also like numbers so I like to calculate the percentage complete inbetween splits, calculate finish time etc. Whan I first started it was such agony I would visulize I was at the track, and could stop for a polish and beer at the end of every quarter mile. It moved to every half mile, then mile. Now I don't think about food when I run ( beer, occaisionally ) ------------------ George IP: Logged
dobe runner Cool Runner	posted Oct-12-2004 07:16 AM Mine usually goes something like this........... You're a machine! Machines do not stop. Machines do not hurt. Machines do not break down. Except when they run out of oil. But I can't run out of oil I'm a human. I thought you just said you were a machine? Yes! Go! You're a MACHINE! RUN! Oh, look at the butterfly. Geez wouldn't it be terrible to twist your ankle right here? I'd have to hop home, that would be a lot of hopping. (Mentally try to figure the number of hops in a mile.) Repeat Variations ------------------ There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer IP: Logged
jensparks Cool Runner	posted Oct-12-2004 07:31 AM I have a few: "I am invincible as long as I'm alive" (John Mayer) and when I'm having a really bad day and know my run will fix me up and make me right again it's: "Find a Happy Place! Find a Happy Place! Find a Happy Place!" (eBay - the Starfish from Finding Nemo) Most often when the running gets tough I think about everything I've been through, from my dad's death when I was 20, to delivering my son breech, to quitting smoking, and surviving through my step-daughter's teenage years. It's amazing how easy those hills seem after all that! ------------------ Blahblahblah IP: Logged
peacequeen Cool Runner	posted Oct-12-2004 12:03 PM I have go throught the next half hour of my life anyway, I might as well be running!!! ------------------ MyProfile IP: Logged
RnRGirl Cool Runner	posted Oct-13-2004 12:00 AM It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. - Confucius IP: Logged
wherestheportojohn Cool Runner	posted Oct-13-2004 06:27 AM "you don't have to p0op" "you don't have to p0op" dammit.......gotta po0op "you don't have to p0op" "you don't have to p0op" oy IP: Logged
wherestheportojohn Cool Runner	posted Oct-13-2004 07:24 AM test/sorry for wasting space....just scroll and ignore IP: Logged
Second Nature Cool Runner	posted Oct-13-2004 07:33 AM Came up with a new one this morning... after 20 minutes my mantra was "holy crap, I'm outta water... crap I'm outta water... Run to the water fountain... Fountain? Crap, gotta pee..." LOL ------------------ I need to be faster than my cat. IP: Logged
wherestheportojohn Cool Runner	posted Oct-13-2004 04:14 PM Well I tried, I really tried to make my 'no p0op' mantra work today. dang it Lost track of how many times I had to jump into the bushes or stop at a Kwiki Mart during my longish run. I hate my colon and my colon hates me. BAH! IP: Logged
scvd Member	posted Oct-14-2004 07:39 AM Had a horrible run yesterday...everything hurt...had to cut it short. I thought of this thread and said.... Pain Pain go away Scott wants to run today Pain Pain go away Scott wants to run today Pain Pain go away Scott wants to run today Pain Pain go away Scott wants to run today it didn't go away IP: Logged
amyl0811 Cool Runner	posted Oct-14-2004 07:50 AM Kathryn...I think I'll try the rosary. Thanks for the tip. I'm not Catholic, but I do speak the language. IP: Logged
lriblet Cool Runner	posted Oct-14-2004 08:23 AM I imagine myself crossing the finish line of my next race and my family and friends being proud of me for being able to do it. Oh yea, this works also "when you finish running you can have a brownie!" IP: Logged
Briguy417 Member	posted Oct-14-2004 05:09 PM DON'T QUIT DAMNIT! IP: Logged

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