I have two..one is not very lady like...."Move your fat A$$", Move your fat A$$.

The other is I count to 16. Why 16? Because during many a boring treadmill mile, I have discovered that I take 16 steps to a hundredth mile. Or 160 steps to a tenth...Whatever...it makes the time go by.

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Patty

When I am trying to finish up that last mile or half mile I tell myself "Anyone can run a mile...therefore, so can you!"

When Training:  Rome wasn't built in a day

For ages, it's been Van Morrison's "Moondance". The was a 1/2 marathon where a woman said she watched me dance for 7 miles. If it isn't fun, why bother. I need to remember this as I'm working on speed. I started placing more and now it's become more of a goal. Having fun should be my goal. Running safe should be a goal. Everything else is a bonus.


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Blessings along the journey, SteveP

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Not really a mantra, but I count steps per minute.  It kind of a gauge on pace and once I count for the minute, it feel like one minute down, one less to go.

This is sorta "running related' but when going out in the recent (& recently ended) bitter cold weather, rather than shivering and being miserable until I ran enough to warm up, I'd puff my chest out, hold my head up, and tell myself, repeatedly, "embrace the cold."

Mary

One that was quite helpful on the last 20 mile training run that I did was "Pain is weakness leaving the body". Seemed to give a purpose to my aching legs and keep me from wanting to give up  !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!

Oh the same note, sometimes "This is making you stronger" is also a helpful one! I see it as referring to physical strength, but also mental

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