BuzzFeed: 75 Thoughts Every Runner Has While Running
1. What a beautiful day for a run!
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5. How long have I been running? A year?
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15. I think I’m hitting that second wind thing my gym coach was talking about.
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24. OK, I must be halfway done by now.
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41. Actually, I wonder what I look like right now.
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54. Honestly, I don’t even like running.
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61. I AM THE SWIFTEST GOD OF ALL TWO-LEGGED CREATURES.
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75. I guess running’s not so bad.
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Rainforest Alliance helps to protect the forests, wildlife, and people of the rain forests. Also works to provide education and healthcare to children of the rain forests. To learn more about small actions that can lead to big changes, go to http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/smallactions.
Take up scuba diving.
Sky dive.
Read inspiring books.
Golf.
Kayak.
Walk 3 to 4 miles a day.
Hike 20 miles in the Smokies.
Swing dance.
Do the 2-step.
Learn gourmet cooking.
Start a new business.
Learn a musical instrument.
Never say no to anything that will bring a big thrill.
Be an Organ Donor. More than 100 million people in the U.S. have registered as organ, eye, and tissue donors. You, too, can register by going to http://www.organdonor.gov via the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Would you like to know where Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson stands after his first 100 NFL games? Look no further. He’s already in the top 5 for almost every statistic that matters. Check it out above.
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ChildHelp USA maintains a 24-hour National Child Abuse Hotline at 800-4-A-CHILD. For more information, see http://www.childhelp.org.
Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed. – LeBron James, basketball player
No matter how good you get, you can always get better. – Tiger Woods, golfer
Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing. – David Beckham, soccer player
I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want. – Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxer
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The American Heart Association works to teach people how to identify heart attacks and strokes as well as funds research and treatment for heart disease. Donate via http://www.americanheart.org, or by calling 800-242-8721.
Here are ten wonderful images – with words – to inspired you to get out and walk every day. My wife and I walk every day for an hour. Of course, we have our dogs to help motivate us. And incredible scenery here in the mountains of Taos, New Mexico.
Walk with a knowledge that you are never alone.
I love to walk under the snowfall.
For one minute, walk outside. Stand there in silence. Look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is.
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
Good things are coming down the road. Just don’t stop walking.
Sometimes you need to step outside. Get some air and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be.
If you don’t feel like going for a walk or a run today, try this little trick: Put your trainers and workout clothes on as though you do feel motivated to work out. Just the act of getting dressed can act as a trigger that increases your desire to walk out of the door.
Don’t be scared to walk alone. Don’t be scared to like it. – John Mayer
The number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far still have to go, instead of how far they have gotten.
If you can’t fly, then run. if you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Action for Healthy Kids partners with schools to promote healthy eating and daily exercise. For more information, webinars, and trainings, see: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org.
Here are the 11 best minimally processed food for runners . . .
Sweet Potatoes — Packed with beta-carotene and potassium which promote recovery. Also contains manganese which is essential for healthy muscle function.
Eggs — Contains all the amino acids the body needs to rebuild the muscle broken down during exercise.
Black Beans — Carbs fuel your run, while protein and antioxidants promote muscle recovery.
Salmon — Provides omega-3 fats which counteract inflammation and promote recovery.
Berries — The high amounts of antioxidants and vitamins in berries help stave off soreness after a hard workout.
Yogurt — Great source of protein and calcium to keep stress fractures at bay. Also may promote tummy fat loss.
Bananas — Perfect pre-run, high carb snack. High in potassium which balances electrolytes and protects from getting leg cramps.
Lean Beef — Keep iron levels up by eating lean beef, one of the best sources of complete iron.
Almond Butter — High in vitamin E which prevents muscle soreness.
Quinoa — A healthy carbohydrate that provides muscle building protein. Also contains the 8 amino acids the body requires to put that protein to good use.
Coffee — Caffeine boosts performance, endurance and recovery. Black coffee also provides powerful antioxidants.
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In celebration of American Heart Month (February) . . . The American Heart Association works to teach people how to identify heart attacks and strokes as well as funds research and treatment for heart disease. Donate via http://www.americanheart.org, or by calling 800-242-8721.
United Service Organizations (USO) provides support services to American fighting personal overseas (Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force). Let the GIs know that they are not forgotten by donating via http://www.uso.org.
Videos can be infographics. Listen in to this great TV ad for Ram Trucks narrated by Paul Harvey and aired first at the 2013 Super Bowl.
Here is the text for this ad:
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer.
God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board.” So God made a farmer.
God said, “I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt and watch it die, then dry his eyes and say, ‘Maybe next year.’ I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout, shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire, who can make a harness out of hay wire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. Who planting time and harvest season will finish his 40-hour week by Tuesday noon and then, paining from tractor back, put in another 72 hours.” So God made a farmer.
God said, “I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bales, yet gentle enough to yean lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink-comb pullets. Who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the leg of a meadowlark.” So God made a farmer.
It had to be somebody who’d plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed, and brake, and disk, and plow, and plant, and tie the fleece, and strain the milk. Somebody who’d bale a family together with the soft, strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh, and then sigh, and then reply with smiling eyes when his son says that he wants to spend his life doing what Dad does. So God made a farmer.
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Heifer International supplies cows and milk to needy families around the world. Their work has expanded to providing other animals as well: goats, geese and guinea pigs to bees, silkworms and water buffalo. Their goal is to end world hunger and poverty. Web: http://www.heifer.org/give.
