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grayeyedscorpio
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 posted Feb-07-2005 08:04 PM
  
When my husband or I are really dragging, or if one wants to speed the pace, we exchange lines from an Outkast song: "Feelin' good, feelin' great, feelin' fine, how 'bout you?" When I'm working on a goal or reach one, it's: "I'm a badass, I'm a badass, I'm a badass, I'm a badass..."
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DooRunRun
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posted Feb-07-2005 08:46 PM
I read somewhere once that the human body is the perfectly designed running machine. A little brainwashing to myself seems to help when I'm running out of gas. 
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madfun
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posted Feb-08-2005 07:08 PM
"I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly." ~The Sound of Music
Run, baby, run, baby, run, baby, run, baby, run." ~Sheryl Crow
I'm a machine and can go forever.
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limegreen
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posted Feb-08-2005 07:58 PM
Dunno if this one has been said yet:"Second Place is the First Loser!!!"
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sbricker
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posted Feb-08-2005 08:16 PM
"Every mile is the Marathon"Anytime I'm in the middle of a training run and want to stop.
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Acb8d2
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-09-2005 09:35 AM
When I feel tired during a run I start saying to myself:"You are a strong woman. Look how strong you are. You go girl. It's amazing how far you can go. " Then actually I frequently start saying thank you to God for giving me the ability to run. This usually makes me think geez what am I complaining about there are alot of people who can only dream of running and i'm lucky enough to be able to.
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vogel md
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posted Feb-09-2005 10:03 AM
I do all my training with the thought of "This will come in handy in the last mile of a marathon when 1. I am still passing people, and 2. I can smile as I rip through a 6 minute 26th mile!"
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mcsolar99
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posted Feb-09-2005 09:17 PM
My main thoughts when things start getting tough or I start losing focus:"The training starts right here, right now." and "This is why I started my run today." ------------------
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monilark
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posted Feb-11-2005 03:05 PM
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Originally posted by Acb8d2:
Then actually I frequently start saying thank you to God for giving me the ability to run. This usually makes me think geez what am I complaining about there are alot of people who can only dream of running and i'm lucky enough to be able to.
I also think about the large number of terminally ill children that I've recently been reading about on the Caringbridge website (http://www.caringbridge.com), and I think, "Run for _________," "run for _________," "________ is fighting for her life - run, run for her! Every breath you exhale is a fresh breath of life for that baby." On the lighter side, I tell myself, "PUSH IT! MOVE IT!" or "You can do it!!"
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ii8jb
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-11-2005 04:03 PM
these are great...For me, it's the next race. At this moment, I'm chanting: "L.A...L___A!","L.A....L___A!!!" - for the LA Marathon The next one will be, unless one comes earlier: "Mud run...mud____run." - for the Camp Pendleton Mud Run
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RoadRunner1972
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posted Feb-11-2005 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by Little Miss Booyah:
"The only person who can beat you is you...and I'm pretty sure you can take her."
This made me laugh out loud! It's great and so true! You really are your toughest competitor. I'm new to running as well and don't really have a mantra except for something like 'okay just run to the next telephone pole...or the top of that hill...or stop sign...or corner...you get my meaning. Sometimes if I'm having a really tough time and that's not working, I get a little nasty - 'Move your lazy f**king ass! Keep moving! You can do this! Move it, move it, move it!' Usually that helps. When I get angry at myself, I get stubborn - that's how I just finished my first marathon after falling a mile into it and hurting myself. It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it! I came across this saying - "Pain feels so much better than regret" - and it's so true! That's what got me through the marathon. ------------------
~ Kim RoadRunner1972@comcast.ent
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Voodoojunkie
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posted Feb-11-2005 04:28 PM
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Originally posted by in pursuit:
2 more to add to a great thread:"Nothing lasts forever" (Navy SEAL saying)
Interesting. I often say that or a form of it, "Everything has to end," etc. I didn't know that was a SEAL saying. I often wished I'd gone into the SEALS as a yute.
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Taelech
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-14-2005 11:32 AM
On the runs where I know I can do it but I feel like I can't
"I don't run with my lungs. I don't run with my legs. I run with my will."In races:
"Have to keep on smiling, if I stop smiling they will know how much effort this is taking!" BTW every single race picture of me... sure enough SMILING! T
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tavmark
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posted Feb-15-2005 10:43 PM
From various ramblings in my head:It's not a hill, it's a speedbump. And when I'm back behind everyone else, I tell anyone who'll listen that I'm not really this slow, I'm just here to pick up any injured runners. Lose the form, lose the speed. Relaxxxxxxxxx.
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wanderlust35
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posted Feb-15-2005 10:51 PM
i saw this on the back of a runner in miami marathon last month- love it:"Pain is temporary, proud is forever."
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wanderlust35
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posted Feb-15-2005 10:53 PM
i saw this on the back of a runner in miami marathon last month- love it:"Pain is temporary, proud is forever."
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mountmars
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-15-2005 11:05 PM
I have two:Quick, cool, light...
Quick, cool, light...
Quick, cool. light...
Quick, cool, light... and My wife likes my ass...
My wife likes my ass...
My wife likes my ass...
My wife likes my ass... One of them will get me to the finish line... Mars
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racerboy
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posted Mar-23-2005 02:16 PM
"Quit? You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit."-Lance Armstrong in Dodge Ball Classic quote from a classic movie. How could this not motivate you to keep going.
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francofile
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posted Mar-23-2005 02:25 PM
Nothing I'm really aware of, but in the back of my mind it's "come on... come on.... come on... come on... " or (on rough days) "you're fine... you're fine.. you're fine...". Not very clever but it works.
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Steffani
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posted Mar-23-2005 03:33 PM
I usually quote napolean dynamite - Tina, you fat lard, come get some dinner! Lol, its negative but it keeps me going 
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ajhjc
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posted Apr-28-2005 04:06 PM
bump-de-da-bump this thread!For me: Don't look down, don't look down, look anywhere but down... ('down' meaning the display on the treadmill) While outside,
-glide, glide, glide....
-don't trip on that crack
-or, i'll listen to my breathing
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GDWCool
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posted Apr-29-2005 09:28 AM
Something a Marine yelled at me during the MCM:"SEE THE HILL -- TAKE THE HILL!"
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swbgal
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posted Apr-29-2005 10:59 AM
The two things I repeat to myself during my runs -"You are only limited by yourself" and "Pain is temporary, Pride is forever"
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ttsanford001
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posted Apr-29-2005 11:09 AM
A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.------------------
Someone may beat me today, but they're gonna have to bleed to do it. - Steve Prefontaine
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rawnbinit
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posted Apr-29-2005 11:21 AM
The only easy day was yesterday!Often I tell myself: your not tired, your not hurt, think about all of the people out there that wish they had the ability and opportunity to go for a long run right now. Suck it up. ------------------
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