I came across a phrase last year, I can't remember if I read it in a book or magazine, but once I read it, it was singed into my brain. It became my running mantra. And I thought of it during my lowest point of my marathon last September.
Here it is:
Thanks to the lovely folks at BuildASign.com, my running mantra has been made into a bumper sticker!
I have stickers to share, if anyone is interested. Right now I have 20 available, with more to come. If you would like one, leave me a comment, let me know if you have a mantra, and what it is. I'm not sure what kind of response I'll get for this, but I'll keep this post up until Saturday, and if I have more than 20 comments, to be fair, I'll choose 20 using random.org.
Pretty cool, huh?
I want one!! Very inspiring!!
ReplyDeleteSame company contact me as well, I am debating whether I want to do it or not, I never was given this type of chance
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my Mantra is long but it is
"Racing is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it's absolutely cleansing. You can go out there with the weight of the world on your shoulders, and after a hard race at a high pain threshold, you feel at peace. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain. At least for a while you a kind of a hall pass, and don't have to brood on your problems; you can shut everything else out, because the effort and subsequent fatigue is absolute"
I would love one.
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ReplyDeleteMy mantra: If it was easy, everyone would do it!
Hey, my comment disappeared. But here's a new one - great mantra. I would love that sticker!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I'd love one!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I want one!! I will think of this during my marathon, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI like this quote:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain
Would love one Molly - great mantra!
ReplyDeleteMine is: "I can accept failure. Everybody fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
It's a quote from Michael Jordan - I blogged about it a while ago - sums up my philosophy and I repeat it to myself often!
I really like your mantra! and it's so true...and a good thing to be reminded of often! I'd love one!
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ReplyDeleteI'd love a sticker! My mantra when I run is "If I can get through this I can get through anything."
ReplyDeleteMy favourite quote I stole from Tall Mom:
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
I want one puhleeeeez =)
ReplyDeleteMy mantra is this:
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Philippinans 4:13
Love it! That is a fantastic thing to remember :)
ReplyDelete"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."
I'd love a sticker!!! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteRight now I really like "Fear No Distance"
Love it... I repeat that to myself often as I run!
ReplyDeleteyes, I'd love one - my mantra the spin on Nike:
ReplyDeleteYa, just did it!
Me!!! I wanna sticker, please!!?? Don't forget your blog buddy gift exchange host!! :)
ReplyDeleteI have a million mantras - right now it's, "cut off your damn heel"
Id love one! I always say to myself "its never too late to be the you that you were meant to be"
ReplyDeleteI love that mantra, I want one!!
ReplyDeleteI don't have one that I created on my own, but I just always go with my favorite Steve Prefontaine quote, which is "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
Put me down for wanting one. This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have silly little mantras that I say to myself while running - like "just keep going" or "get to the top of that hill". Its usually nothing special, but once I start thinking a phrase I usually just think it over and over again.
ReplyDeletemy mantra is "i can, i will, i am"
ReplyDeleteLove the mantra. So true!
ReplyDeleteThat IS a GREAT quote. Love it! Would love to put that on my car between my 13.1 sticker and my runner girl sticker - it would look oh so nice!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen things get really tough during a run, I usually repeat "I CAN do this!" It's not fancy or inspirational, but as each foot strikes the ground, I say one word "I" "CAN" "do" "this" (4 steps later - repeat - repeat - repeat until either the run is over, I've passed the hard part, or I've gone crazy from repeating it.
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I want one.
ReplyDeleteRunning mantra: You can do this!
ohh nice! My mantra is "Don't tell me I can't."
ReplyDeleteMine is "With Christ I can do all things!"
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I love that! I would love this sticker to remind me of my goals. When I first saw frayed laces' blog, her mantra really struck me. "there will be a day you can no longer do this, today is not that day" I think of that on every long run and it really got me through my pain on marathon day.
ReplyDeletethat is such a great mantra!
ReplyDeletelove it :)
My new mantra is: "I am very disappointed when Molly puts up a new post and a pic of Frank is not included." ... then I make a sad face )-:
ReplyDeleteHa ha I like Jeff's comment!! More Frank!!
ReplyDeleteLove the mantra, I am in for the drawing (looks like you have more than 20 takers, ofcourse!)
Would love one but I'm sooo far away! My mantra is "Run Tall, Walk Tall", my blog title.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great saying! I will think about it during my marathon training too.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you shared it.
Oh me! Me! Pick me! I want a bumper sticker of the sleeper bakers mantra:) It is a great one...we all need a mantra for when the going gets tough!
ReplyDeleteTake care Molly! Hugs:)
Very awesome!!
ReplyDeleteMy MANTRA IS:
ReplyDeleteFinishing=Winning!
Yes, I know I'm too late. But, I do want to add that I love this idea.
ReplyDeleteMy mantra: Chase your dreams.
They contacted me too! :) I love that quote... it looks great as a bumper sticker too! :)
ReplyDeleteAw, I'm disappointed I missed this!
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