Wakey, wakey...time to get Running

I had a heck of a time getting motivated to go running last weekend.  It may have had something to do with the weather...we had a big snow dump in Toronto and the sidewalks and streets were sloppy. A Reggae Marathon hangover also could have contributed.  The bottom line was that until I went to my trusty source of running motivation and inspiration, Gibson's Daily Run Quotes I wasn't going running.   The first two reminded me of why I keep running;  the third one got me out the door

"Don't try to rush progress. Remember– a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing."

-Kara Goucher, two-time Olympian & elite marathoner

"Track and field is unique also in that you can be a 'winner' every time you compete. Not everyone wins the race, but you can improve your performance each time you perform, and when the timer's stopwatch shows you've run faster than ever before you're a 'winner' regardless of what position you finished in the race. This is a little victory. A succession of little victories is what builds a champion.

I know that every athlete I coach is not a world-class champion, but every athlete can demonstrate the 'right stuff,' that is, the character traits and training attitudes that lead to consistent improvement. If you are disciplined, if you show determination, if you persevere, if you're willing to go that extra mile—to try again—you will become the track-and-field athlete you want to be. And nothing beats getting where you want to go—regardless of how fast you got there."
-Jason-Lamont Jackson, Assistant Coach of Women's Track and Field at Seton Hall University

"You don't have to finish a marathon to be a runner. There are lots of great runners who never run 26.2 miles. A runner is someone who runs; it's that simple—and that grand. Be that someone. Be yourself. Be your own runner, whether the challenge is four times around the junior high school track or qualifying and running in the Boston Marathon."
-Amby Burfoot, Runner's World Complete Book of Running

These and other motivational and inspirational running quotes can be found on their Facebook page, Gibson's Daily Running Quotes.  

Until next time...

ThatRunninGuy

A few more of my favourite Running Quotes

Every once in a while I go through a rough patch.  During those challenging times my friend and guide has been running.  Running doesn't solve all the problems of the world.  It is great alone time and the workout helps relieve stress.  I also find that motivational and inspirational sayings help a lot as well.  My favourite source is Gibson's Daily Run Quotes.  These spoke to me.

"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit." -- George Sheehan, from Did I Win?: A Farewell to George Sheehan by Joe Henderson

"Each time you run you will receive lessons. You have enrolled in the school of ultrarunning. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid. What you think makes no difference; the lessons will be presented until learned.  When you run there are no mistakes, only lessons. The art and science of ultrarunning is a process of trial and error and experimentation. The failed experiments are as much a part of the process as the combination that ultimately works."  --Keith Pippin, from A Step Beyond: The Definitive Guide to Ultrarunning by Don Allison

"One successful running coach used to tell his athletes to 'live like a clock.' In other words, you should do the same things at the same time every day. Go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, eat your meals at the same time, and do your workout— you guessed it—at the same time. This isn't always practical, but just by trying you'll make it easier to fit in your planned workouts." -- Amby Burfoot, Runner's World Complete Book of Beginning Running

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy