Mission Statement

[Donald Lee]

What is a single statement that you make to yourself to focus and motivate on a run.

Mine is "I am stronger than my will" always seems to work.

[Heather!]

"i always win"

it applies to everything:)

[Tommy Heikkinen]

Damn...you stole mine!

[Heather!]

um yeah, because... (ready?) I ALWAYS WIN! jk

[Pablo]

i have to admit i don't think much of what motivates me to run but on some occasions the thought "just fucking do it" comes to mind. nike, but with gusto :)

[Andrew Chandler]

See mine is "Whatever you do, don't dream it, do it." Of course, when I was running my mini the other day it was more like "get the ---k out of my way."

[Jay Silvio]

"I may be beaten, but I will not be out-trained." What this means to me is that I know that there may be other runners out there who are faster than I am and have more natural speed but I will train to the best of my ability and strive to maximize my own potential. When I win a race it is because I have trained harder and smarter than others. This motivates me to prepare myself for races and reminds me that each day I don't train is a day that I am ceding to my competition.

[Andrew Chandler]

How's this? "I run to punch slow joggers in the back of the head?" Does that work?

[Donald Lee]

wow you are cruel, but it could work depends on the person (jogger).

[Tommy Heikkinen]

I run to punch fast runners in the back of the head.

Anyone can catch up to a slow jogger. I want to be passing runners like Ryan Hall, Gebrasalesi, Bekele...ect. At that point I'll probably be too busy setting world records to worry about punching them. This is the time where my alarm clock goes off and I wake up from my dream, but you get the point.

[Andrew Chandler]

Sounds more like the slogan should be "I run to punch Ryan Hall in the back of the head."

[Andrew Chandler]

No wait... you could say "I run to punch Bill Bowerman in the back of the head." Isn't he the guy that started that book "jogging?"

[Adam]

That was John something or another. The Penguin. Bill Bowerman co-founded Nike and coached several Olympic athletes.