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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:47 am    Post subject: 50 or more tips for Runners Reply with quote

1. Don't be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners.
2. Walking out the door is often the toughest part of a run.
3. Don't make running your life. Make it part of your life.
4. During group training runs, don't let anyone run alone.
5. Keep promises, especially ones made to yourself.
6. When doing group runs, start on time no matter who's missing.
7. The faster you are the less you should talk about your times.
8. Keep a quarter in your pocket. One day you'll need to call for a
ride.
9. Don't compare yourself to other runners.
10. All runners are equal, some are just faster than others.
11. Keep in mind the later in the day it gets, the more likely it is
that you won't run.
12. For a change of pace, get driven out and then run back.
13. If it was easy, everybody would be a runner.
14. When standing in starting lines, remind yourself how fortunate
you are to be there.
15. Getting out of shape is much easier than getting into shape.
16. A bad day of running still beats a good day at work.
17. Talk like a runner. "Singlets" are worn on warm days. "Tank tops"
are worn to the beach.
18. Don't talk about your running injuries. People don't want to hear
about your sore knee or black toe.
19. Don't always run alone.
20. Don't always run with people.
21. Approach running as if the quality of your life depended on it.
22. No matter how slow you run it is still faster than someone on a
couch.
23. Keep in mind that the harder you run during training, the luckier
you'll get during racing.
24. Races aren't just for those who can run fast.
25. There are no shortcuts to running excellence.
26. The best runs sometimes come on days when you didn't feel like
running.
27. Be modest after a race, especially if you have reason to brag.
28. If you say, "Let's run this together," then you must stay with
that person no matter how slow the pace.
29. Think twice before agreeing to run with someone during a race.
30. There is nothing boring about running. There are, however, boring
people who run.
31. Look at hills as opportunities to pass people.
32. Distance running is like cod liver oil. At first it makes you
feel awful, then it makes you feel better.
33. Never throw away the instructions to your running watch.
34. Don't try to outrun dawgs.
35. Don't trust runners who show up at races claiming to be tired,
out of shape, or not feeling well. They get strong when the starter's
gun goes off.
36. Don't wait for perfect weather. If you do, you won't run very
often.
37. When tempted to stop being a runner, make a list of the reasons
you
started.
38. Never run alongside very old or very young racers. They get all
the
applause.
39. Without goals, training has no purpose.
40. During training runs, let the slowest runner in the group set
the pace.
41. The first year in a new age group offers the best opportunity for
trophies.
42. Go for broke, but be prepared to be broken.
43. Spend more time running on the roads than sitting on the couch.
44. Make progress in your training, but progress at your own rate.
45. "Winning" means different things to different people.
46. Unless you make your living as a runner, don't take running too
seriously.
47. Runners who never fail are runners who never try anything great.
48. Never tell a runner that he or she doesn't look good in tights.
49. Never confuse the Ben-Gay tube with the toothpaste tube.
50. Never apologize for doing the best you can.
51. Preventing running injuries is easier than curing them.
52. Running is simple. Don't make it complicated.
53. Running is always enjoyable. Sometimes, though, the joy doesn't
come until the end of the run.
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