Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Mantra Magic

 Joining Today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic with April from Run the Great Wide Somewhere, Patty from My No-Guilt Life, and Erika from MCM Mama Runs.



I used quite a few in the last few years since I started running halfs and one full marathon.

At the start of a race it is all about  "Run your own race"  to prevent me from going out too fast and trying to keep up with all the people who do start out too fast.  I also use "I will be seeing you later" at the beginning.  and some of those people I do see later, because they started out too fast.

Other ones I have employed with success are "Enjoy being fast" and "This is what you are here for, this is what you trained for.  You are ready for this. You are trained for this" Okay the second one isn't very short, but it is very motivational for me. Repeating it over and over can really get me in the zone.


Tips for making a good mantra.




such as
 Be strong, embrace power.
Stride fierce, be bold.


Tell me some of your favorite mantras.  One of my favorite mantras of all time for races is:

 Make this moment count.

 Others I use:  
  • This is what I do.
  • I can do another mile, what is another mile, nothing to me.
  • I am stronger than that


  1. That mantra chart is awesome! I use the "one more mile is nothing" a lot on my training runs to keep going when I'm tired. Thanks for linking up with us today!

  2. What a fun post! I don't have one mantra I use over and over - but positive self-talk/thinking is something I need to continually work on. If I do use a mantra it is usually along the lines of "Run, Katie!" or "I got this!" I should come up with one I use over and over!

  3. Love these! I don't usually go in with a planned mantra, but I do start talking to myself most of the way through. I often use phrases like "You're doing it" "all you have to do is hold on" or "you're stronger than you think",


  5. Love the mantras! I agree about it resonating with you. The ones I've shared are the ones that mean something to me!

  6. Awesome post! I use "Too early to quit" from time to time. The full quote is actually: "It's always too early to quit." by Norman Vincent Peale, but I can only remember so many words!

  7. I'll often say, "It's just another 10 minutes. You can do anything for 10 minutes."

  8. I saw this sign once and ever since then every time I am having a hard time on a run I tell myself "keep running like Morgan Freeman is going to narrate it"... lol. Do not ask me why I think of it because it is ridiculous but it works for me! :D

  9. That chart is pretty cool! I often have to remind myself to run my own race. Thanks for linking up!


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