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Proboscis Colossus
HTFU
Lol, love it! I've had some students I wish I could say that to.
Um...some parts of his physique don't look very "hard," though.
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people
Revenge of the Nerd
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.
~ Erich Fromm
One of these days is none of these days.
~ H.G. Bohn
Mine is:
"There's no cold, wind nor heat,
neither tireness or pain.
Just a constant pace
and one step in front of the other"
This is my translation to English, in my native language it even makes a rhyme
SShaw490
This wouldnt apply to many normal runners, but I love the old Prefontaine quote: "The best pace is a suicide pace. And today is a good day to die."
Break on through
"Get your shoes and socks on, people." - Frank Zappa
"Not to touch the Earth, not to see the Sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run..."
Home from Iraq 2005
A favorite often heard in the military:
Pain is just weakness leaving your body!
5k: -- 26:12 (12/17/2016)
10k: 58:36 (6/14/2016)
Half: 2:08:23 (7/4/2015)
Longest: 15.03 (5/31/2014)
Half Marathon Bucket List Goals: 15 of 50 states completed / 2 of 7 Continents completed.
running metalhead
Depending on the degree of motivation needed. For extreme cases this phrase motivates the heck out of you:
"Darling, my sys just called, she's popping by with the children"
This should give you enough motivation to go out, run a Leadville 100, including the run to Leadville, and back. And keep in mind that I live in Holland XD
- Egmond ( 14 januari ) : 1:41:40 (21K)- Vondelparkloop ( 20 januari ) : 0:58.1 (10K but did 13.44!!!)- Twiskemolenloop ( 4 maart ) : 1:35:19 (3th M45!)
- Ekiden Zwolle (10K) ( 25 maart )- Rotterdam Marathon ( 8 april )- Leiden Marathon Halve ( 27 mei )- Marathon Amersfoort ( 10 juni)
Jaybird, jaybird sittin' in the grass. Drawback, drawback kick him in the ass.
Rusk Runner
The day will come when you cannot do this. Today is not that day.
PRs...5K - 20:36, 4mile - 26:15, 13.1 - 1:32, 26.2 - 3:42
Just Run!!!