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mbannon
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 posted May-02-2005 06:52 PM
   
I'm new to CoolRunning, not so new to running. Starting to get serious about my 10k time. I have a couple mantras:For on-pace runs: "Just finish the run, there will be time to puke at the end. COME ON!" (I never actually puke). For long runs: Same as Iwillrun's mantra - "Just keep running, just keep running" ala Dory the Fish. After this thread I think I might add "You're a runner, this is what you do."
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CitznMag
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posted May-02-2005 07:11 PM
Most of the time it's: "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better." Other times it's show tunes like "I feel pretty!" (Westside Story) <----my neighbors just love this one, lol. (God, Frank, there goes that weird woman again. Just what is she feeling so pretty about?)
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cyberhawk
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posted May-02-2005 07:22 PM
I run on the treadmill in the gym with the mirrored wall in front of me. When I start getting down, I just look at myself and sya "Come on fatass pick it up"------------------
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wellknell
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posted May-05-2005 12:16 AM
Well, I'm just a beginner and I'm running mostly out of necessity, but I've found that smiling makes a good "mantra" for me. I'm still in that "I hate this" phase (does this ever go away?), so I smile and say to myself "I don't hate this. I really don't. I love running. Later, I might even do it in front of other people, and they might even think I'm not an out-of-shape moron! Keep smiling, 'cause running's great." Or something like that. I've always heard that your facial expression can influence your mood, and it works for me.
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hoochifyd
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posted May-05-2005 08:23 AM
When I feel like I'm about to die... I just picture letting my legs take over and do the thinking for me... "Just keep moving your legs... they know what to do... just keep them moving and DON'T STOP"Other times... I start to go so fast, that I tell myself it feels like I'm flying... sometimes I'll even (usually in the morning, when less people are around) spread my arms out like I'm gonna take off, little kid style  ------------------
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reefrunner9
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posted May-15-2005 05:23 PM
borrowed this from a book at Barnes & Noble the other day;run with the flow like h2o and another epistle stemming from Lances Wristbands as in ; run strong, run long, repeat as necessary. Facing the prospect of a fifth marathon in the lower middle of my 6th decade.
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graingirl
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posted May-15-2005 05:30 PM
One of my favorite high school track coaches used to always kid around with us. He used to say, "C'mon you guys you put the "s" in s l o w, I want to see you put the "S" in Speed!"
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lesoutter
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posted May-15-2005 05:41 PM
"And i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more, to be the one that walked 1000 miles dum dum dum dum dum dum" (don't know the rest of the words)"come on you lazy woman, get your big arse moving!" "gotta be thin, gotta be thin, gotta be thin" "just one more mile. ok no really, just one more mile. really this time, no tricks, one more mile"
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pinkparadise
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posted May-15-2005 08:55 PM
mine is "pick it up!! dont let anyone see you going slow!!"------------------
I could lose and live with the knowledge that i'd given 120 percent, given it all, if i'd been beaten by a guy who cme up with 130 percent. but to lose beacuse i'd let it go to the last lap... i'd always wonder whether i might have broken away...
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lisa4sons
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posted May-15-2005 08:59 PM
run faster, done sooner
run before it rains
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jillianbee
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posted May-15-2005 09:43 PM
"i can't do this"
2 seconds later..."it's not about can, it's about WILL" works every time!
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Miss Piggy
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posted May-16-2005 12:12 AM
Being from Australia'Come on Aussie come on come on! 'Come on Aussie come onnnnnnnnn It just sorta sticks in the head and stays there 
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sarareid
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posted May-16-2005 01:32 AM
when you not training, someone else is training... to kick your a$$...
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BaldGuy66
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posted May-16-2005 11:12 AM
Since I want to train for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon this fall, sponsored by Scotiabank, mine is:"Healthy for Scotia / Healthy for Scotia" -- which is really just to keep me from overtraining/injury. J.
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charleygross
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posted May-17-2005 06:54 AM
Mine is "Make sure you can make it before you take it". I guess this refers to finishing the distance before pressing the pace. Leaving something in the tank, in order to finish...Chris
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dragonsrouges
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posted May-17-2005 08:38 AM
-Pain is just weakness leaving the body ... (you gotta be able to distinguish training pain from injury pain though...)-Respect the hill! When it gets bad, I put my mind in this tunnel where I block out everything around me and I just concentrate on keeping the pace. I can barely see anything in front of me but I know or can feel where I'm going. (works better if you're doing intervals on the track and you don't have to concentrate much on traffic....) ------------------
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mainewmn2
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posted May-24-2005 12:35 PM
Wow what a great thread! I’m at work now and this one made me crack up out loud “I'm running away from my ass!" I often make up little rimes about my ass being as large as cows and such and then I say something like so if you want to loose it move it! That helps me enough to get to the next mail box, next light post, next house, etc, etc, etc. But I love this one: When running: 'nothing hurts as bad as being fat feels' When dieting: 'nothing tastes as good as being thin feels'
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milanz2
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posted May-24-2005 09:05 PM
Pain is weakness leaving the body. No doubt, considering right now ive got a bronchial infection or something, my shin splints are in full force, my knees bothering me, and my hamstrings getting some sharp pains during sprints.
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yogini runner
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posted May-24-2005 09:27 PM
"Run for the cars"
was a mantra instilled by my sister when she introduced me to running at the tender age of 6...28 years later it still works sometimes."Quick,Quick, Light, Light"
as I chase a fellow club member during a pickup in a training run. Counting blessings works near the end of a long run. I might be hating it, but I'm so grateful to be healthy and fit enough to be out here.
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NEJourney
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posted May-25-2005 10:56 AM
Miles ahead to achieve, mile behind of success
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KLOVE
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posted May-25-2005 11:57 AM
Oooh, I love this thread...I usually say something like this - "It is 30 mins out of your entire life..." or "ten more mins in your entire day is nothing" I also say "light as a feather"- when I start to get sluggish. My very fave though is when people I know drive by and I smile and wave and think to myself..."I'm doing something you can't!!!" I also envision myself running in my head...but instead of being a sweaty, gross mess, I picture myself in a hot little Nike outfit and 10 pounds lighter and lotsa men turning around to check me out...YEAH!!! ------------------
"Tell me everything I'm not but PLEASE DON'T TELL ME TO STOP!"
Madonna
(the GODDESS!)
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pinkparadise
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posted May-25-2005 07:15 PM
usually i think of my coach yelling at me and that really gets me going!------------------
I could lose and live with the knowledge that i'd given 120 percent, given it all, if i'd been beaten by a guy who cme up with 130 percent. but to lose beacuse i'd let it go to the last lap... i'd always wonder whether i might have broken away...
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igdi35
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posted May-26-2005 10:44 AM
quote:
Originally posted by OurJuliet:
There are two types of people: Those who run and those who should.
That rocks so much it deserves to be bumped up!
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igdi35
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posted May-26-2005 10:58 AM
"I'm the fastest sumbich out here!""Well, that guy is going a little faster, but he'll never hold out at that pace." "She's pretty quick, but she's gonna burn out to soon." "I really am the baddest sumbich out here - let's pick it up a little!" Alternative: "I'm a lean, mean, running machine, and if I keep training, one day I really will be - now pick it up a little!"
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twatembach
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posted May-26-2005 11:22 AM
My mantra is the rosary, and I'm not even Catholic anymore (non-Catholics or those unfamiliar with the rosary can google it, if interested). I started this when I was in a Catholic seminary in 1984, and have continued to this day. Mainly, because it takes my mind off the pain. My wife (former Missouri Synod Lutheran) and I now belong to the UCC Church, and she can't believe I still use this mantra. It helps when running in new places. I don't need a watch, a pedometer, or a GPS. I can run the distance I want to run, with a very high degree of accuracy, based on how far I get into the rosary. Tom
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