Operation Motivation Pt 3 – Self Talk Edition (No, You’re Not Crazy)

The hardest part about running to our potential is the knowledge that, at some point, our body will want to quit.

Flat out quit. And I don’t just mean start walking quit….I mean fall into that ditch over there and pretend we’re having a stroke quit.

But not everyone succumbs to the temptation to pack in their race. Some folks thrive on this moment of extreme challenge…for them, it’s a time of clarity, of insane physical truth.

But it’s not easy.

Anecdotally, the folks who seem best equipped to deal with these challenges have experience with self-talk.

Self-talk here is loosely defined as that mantra you repeat to yourself to get through the challenging times. It could be something personal, something motivational. It could be a happy though (You can do this!) or it can be angry (We don’t quit!!!).

We want to know what YOU do.

So please join un in our quest to create a fantastic compilation of running resources for all of those un-motivated moments that we all experience.

This week’s challenge is to submit at least one personal mantra or self-talk quote to our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/marathonnation) that gets you fired up to run!

We’ll record them all and include them in our book!

Thanks and please spread the word!

~ Coach Patrick