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Running Mantra: Suck it up, Buttercup!

August 12, 2014 by MCM Mama 21 Comments

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Just in case you were wondering, yes, I do have the t-shirt (or tank as the case may be.)

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This week on Tuesdays on the Run, Patty, April and I want to hear about YOUR mantras!  What gets you through a hard run?  What gets you out there when you aren’t feeling the run love?  Be forewarned: I steal mantras. I’ll take them and make them mine and use them to get through a bad run. ;o)

Suck it up, buttercup has been my favorite mantra for years.  Why?  Because my mind is often wimpier than my body.  My body can do so much more than I ask of it, but my mind is too afraid to ask.

Don’t want to finish the distance? Suck it up, buttercup, you can run that far.

Don’t feel like running fast? Suck it up, buttercup. Working hard is good for you.

Don’t want to run that day?  Suck it up, buttercup. You’ll feel good once you get going.

Also?  I sing “Bottles of beer on the wall” in my head when I’m having a hard time getting through a mile. (Yes, I do realize, I’m strange.)

Tell me: Do you have a mantra?  How do you get through tough runs?

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  1. Meranda@fairytalesandfitness says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:08 am

    I like that saying (although i’ve never said it to myself)!
    Meranda@fairytalesandfitness recently posted…What Frustrates Me is Also What Motivates MeMy Profile

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  2. Samantha @ Food Fitness Family Friends says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Hahaha bottles of beer on the wall might actually work for me. I will have to try it. Thanks for letting me link up!

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  3. Xiomeeks says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:08 am

    I always start thinking about people who can’t run and I tell myself to keep going, you are almost done.
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  4. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Suck it up buttercup is my mantra too!!
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  5. Running Hutch says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:26 am

    I have a few things I repeat to myself depending on the day. Run to be done. Just keep running. Keep your pace. Knees and elbows. I like the “suck it up” and similar tough talk because normally when I tell myself that it makes me laugh to myself a bit and I can keep pushing.

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  6. Courtney @ Eat Pray Run, DC says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:17 am

    ride the pain train has been prominent lately. it’s so silly but it works for me!
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  7. Lindsey says

    August 12, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Haha, I sing songs in my head all the time to get me through! I don’t really have mantras, but I do the “you only have to get to that mailbox” a lot 🙂

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  8. Emily says

    August 12, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    My mantra lately has been just do it for one more minute, you can do anything for one more minute. I keep pushing though my runs that way.
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  9. Deborah@ Confessions of A Mother Runner says

    August 12, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Probably “you got this”. My head will give up long before my body and I need to remind myself I can do it. Missed the link up this time. Hope to be back next week
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  10. Kim says

    August 12, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    I say “suck it up” a lot!!! I also say, “it’s only 3 (2, 1) more miles – that’s nothing!”

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  11. April @ RunTheGreatWideSomewhere says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    I love Suck It Up Buttercup! I used to have it on two little bands on my roadID, but Suck It Up got lost so now it just says Buttercup!

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  12. Christine says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:01 pm

    I have 2 mantras : pain is temporary, pride is forever. Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you are right.
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  13. Coco says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    I love this slogan. My son said it to me once when I was whining about going out for a run in the rain — after he had a season of monsoon weather for his lacrosse games.
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  14. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    My mantra for this marathon? “I can and I will!”
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  15. Mary Beth Jackson says

    August 13, 2014 at 6:04 am

    You got this! I must remind myself that 15 times! Although buttercup is very classic!
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  16. CARLA says

    August 13, 2014 at 7:19 am

    YEP YEP YEP
    have the tee 🙂
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  17. Smitha @ FauxRunner says

    August 13, 2014 at 8:20 am

    I like the modified version of SIUP Suck it up Princess, because I’m a Diva Princess. lol.
    But I like keep moving version better since if I’m in a nasty place being told (by myself) gets me in an even more nasty mood.
    Smitha @ FauxRunner recently posted…Running MantrasMy Profile

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  18. Jennifer says

    August 13, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Strange, but, I don’t really have a mantra.
    I’m going to have to come up with one.
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  19. Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club says

    August 16, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    Ok seriously my mantra? “now or never”. “get your mind right”. “finish this so you can go home”. And I am being honest that is what gets me through. LOL
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  20. Christi says

    August 17, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    Singing Bottles of Beer on the wall made me laugh! Im trying that on
    My next long run!

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  21. Diana says

    August 21, 2014 at 9:28 am

    My nickname among the runners I know is Buttercup. As in your mantra. And yes, I have the t-shirt, too. :-p
    Diana recently posted…Just 5 More Minutes, Ma…My Profile

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