8 Replies to “When Brevity is in Charge: A Running Spinal Tap, Dessert Intervals, and Picking Your Pockets”
I don’t use mantras per se but I do seem to use a lot of analogies (“don’t run before you can run”, that sort of thing). And I have a tendency to be too wordy!
I like the visuals you give for working on form! i am definitely going to try these out! mantras are HUGE to me and definitely keep me going. I really just try to imagine myself starting easy and then slowly but surely putting one foot in front of the other until i make it to the end. its like the only thing i am focused on is that step or that mile. this has really helped me not to get overwhelmed by the total mileage/distance etc for that day!
I hat e when I use the “this one goes to 11” quote and it flies right by. Same with pretty much every caddy shack or stripes quote I try to use.
Cool mantras. Some little reminders I try to use are;
imagine a big magnet at the finish, and in your chest is a special kind of metal, and you are being tugged to the finish line.
Another I try to do is to relax and slack my jaw. I actually relax it and swing it around. Someone told me once that this is a great way to make all your muscles below a little more loose and not so uptight.
I don’t use mantras per se but I do seem to use a lot of analogies (“don’t run before you can run”, that sort of thing). And I have a tendency to be too wordy!
analogies are great ways to remember important lessons too! 🙂
I like the visuals you give for working on form! i am definitely going to try these out! mantras are HUGE to me and definitely keep me going. I really just try to imagine myself starting easy and then slowly but surely putting one foot in front of the other until i make it to the end. its like the only thing i am focused on is that step or that mile. this has really helped me not to get overwhelmed by the total mileage/distance etc for that day!
u are the QUEEN of mantra’s baby…i think i’ve come up with one for u…”i’m a kick@$$ ultra runner!” 😉
I hat e when I use the “this one goes to 11” quote and it flies right by. Same with pretty much every caddy shack or stripes quote I try to use.
Cool mantras. Some little reminders I try to use are;
imagine a big magnet at the finish, and in your chest is a special kind of metal, and you are being tugged to the finish line.
Another I try to do is to relax and slack my jaw. I actually relax it and swing it around. Someone told me once that this is a great way to make all your muscles below a little more loose and not so uptight.
haha…i like ur magnet one! ahh, and i’ve been told the same sort of thing with the jaw, i can be a clencher too…lol.
As always, I love this. A crazy awesome mix of tips and story.
Love the pocket picking tip; I’ll remember that one!
My favorite at the moment is ‘I don’t stop when I’m tired, I stop when I’m done’. I alway pull it out when I wan to quit.
LUV that mantra of yours…sooo true! 🙂