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Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon
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 2013-06-27 12:21 PM |
Extreme Veteran  792   |  Subject: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathonMy wife is a personal trainer and is a power-lifter. She loves lifting hard and is very fit and strong, but she hates running. She is not an endurance person AT ALL. She wanted to encourage me and is doing a half marathon in 16 days (The day after my HIM). She has trained for it, but training has not been easy for her. Since she has supported me, I really want to give her some support during the race. I am trying to figure out how to light-heartedly encourage her in a "you don't belong here, gym rat!" kind of way and need some ideas from people not emotionally invested in the situation. Help me out! At Mile 1: "You are NOT almost there! Suck it up!" "13 miles until you can hit the weights" I was thinking about holding up a "Just 2 more" sign at 6 miles. And then at 8 miles. And then at 10 miles. At 12 miles hold up a sign that says, "Now you know how it feels to hear that!" |
| 2013-06-27 12:28 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
Queen BTich 12411   , | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lifejustice At Mile 1: "You are NOT almost there! Suck it up!" I am a VERY sarcastic person and I don't think I would appreciate this. Some signs I've found funny in races are: "Longest parade ever!" "Most boring parade ever" "Which way to the gun show?" (she might like that one!) "chuck norris never ran 13.1 miles" |
| 2013-06-27 12:30 PM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 1951 | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lifejustice I am trying to figure out how to light-heartedly encourage her in a "you don't belong here, gym rat!" kind of way Why would you want to do it in that kind of way? edit: ahh ok.. Now I get it. I like Comet's "longest parade ever" sign idea. Edited by KateTri1 2013-06-27 12:32 PM |
| 2013-06-27 12:52 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
| Alpharetta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lifejustice I was thinking about holding up a "Just 2 more" sign at 6 miles. And then at 8 miles. And then at 10 miles. At 12 miles hold up a sign that says, "Now you know how it feels to hear that!" I've never seen anyone do this? I *have* seen a funny sign at the Mile 1 marker that says "12 more to go!" or "25 more to go!" which is funny in the I-wanna-punch-you-in-the-shoulder kind of way. But I've never seen flat out lies/wrong mileage signs. Nor is is funny to me? Better would be "almost there" because people actually do start saying that just a few miles in. I like signs like "My arms hurt holding this sign" or "Motivational saying here" |
| 2013-06-27 1:06 PM in reply to: 0 |
Extreme Veteran 792 | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lisac957 I've never seen flat out lies/wrong mileage signs. Nor is is funny to me? I guess I should of added that both my wife and I are very sarcastic, joking people. We have both been around the endurance community for a lot of years. We have both seen all of the generic signs. She is not a delicate, gentle flower that gets her feelings hurt. She is a fighter. She is a weight trainer and personal trainer. Personal trainers squeeze more out of their clients by saying, "Just two more"...and then repeating it several times getting their clients to do more than they thought they could. The idea behind it is that the client pushes past what they know they can do and see what they are capable of. I am quite sure my wife would laugh hysterically after the last sign. "Flat out lies" is pretty strong hyperbole in this situation. Edited by lifejustice 2013-06-27 1:21 PM |
| 2013-06-27 1:26 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
Champion 6999 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon do you know what pace she has been running at? |
| 2013-06-27 1:42 PM in reply to: chirunner134 |
Master 2504 Southwest Iowa | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon I think if it were my family and that I was the one running, they would do something similar. As long as you and your wife think it would be funny. Why not, it is for you and her, not everyone else. I see the humor in it and surely she would also. Support her in running the 13.1 as she has supported you, and if this is a good thing for the two of you do it.
Life is too damn short!!!! Enjoy it. |
| 2013-06-27 2:08 PM in reply to: 0 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lifejustice Originally posted by lisac957 I've never seen flat out lies/wrong mileage signs. Nor is is funny to me? I guess I should of added that both my wife and I are very sarcastic, joking people. We have both been around the endurance community for a lot of years. We have both seen all of the generic signs. She is not a delicate, gentle flower that gets her feelings hurt. She is a fighter. She is a weight trainer and personal trainer. Personal trainers squeeze more out of their clients by saying, "Just two more"...and then repeating it several times getting their clients to do more than they thought they could. The idea behind it is that the client pushes past what they know they can do and see what they are capable of. ...From the person lifting the weights it sucks. I am quite sure my wife would laugh hysterically after the last sign. "Flat out lies" is pretty strong hyperbole in this situation. Go for it then! You don't need our permission I've also "been around the endurance community for a lot of years" and an incorrect mileage sign would mildly annoy me. But I'm not your target audience, none of us are if this is purely an inside joke. Edited by lisac957 2013-06-27 2:11 PM |
| 2013-06-27 2:16 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by lifejustice I am quite sure my wife would laugh hysterically after the last sign. Then I say go for it! SHE is the person you're making the signs for, and if you think SHE would laugh hysterically - give her that smile on the day of her race! |
| 2013-06-27 2:47 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
Elite 5145 Cleveland | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon |
| 2013-06-27 2:55 PM in reply to: cgregg |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by cgregg At Mile 1:
...if you turn back now". `Way to go, random stranger!' `You are REALLY GOOD at exercising!' `Better you than me.' At ironmans: `365 days ago this seemed like a really good idea!' |
| 2013-06-27 3:02 PM in reply to: mr2tony |
Pro 4313 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by mr2tony Originally posted by cgregg At Mile 1:
...if you turn back now". `Way to go, random stranger!' `You are REALLY GOOD at exercising!' `Better you than me.' At ironmans: `365 days ago this seemed like a really good idea!' If this was easy it would be called your mom Worst. Parade. Ever. |
| 2013-06-27 4:40 PM in reply to: bradleyd3 |
Extreme Veteran 792 | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by bradleyd3 Originally posted by mr2tony If this was easy it would be called your mom Yes. "Your mom" jokes are quite the thing in our family. It is open season on Mother's day. She will be runnining at 11:30 pace. |
| 2013-06-27 5:05 PM in reply to: mr2tony |
Master 2167 Livonia, MI | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Originally posted by mr2tony `Way to go, random stranger!' `You are REALLY GOOD at exercising!' `Better you than me.' At ironmans: `365 days ago this seemed like a really good idea!' Best laugh of the day, thank you! |
| 2013-06-27 10:55 PM in reply to: lifejustice |
Supersonicus Idioticus 2439 Thunder Bay, ON | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon |
| 2013-06-28 11:36 AM in reply to: lifejustice |
New user 394 | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon My wife is a marathon runner and we both have a good sense of humor. I thought about some signs that I always wanted to put up for my wife, so, if she likes sarcastic humor, how about: Front of sign for her to see as she approaches you "Who signed up for this?" When she sees you flip the sign around which says on the back, "Oh yeah, you did, you sicko!" -or- "Hurry up already. I'm hungry and dinner won't cook itself." -or, and depending what mile you are standing at waiting for her- "Less than XX miles until beer thirty!" |
| 2013-06-28 11:45 AM in reply to: KateTri1 |
Expert 1484 | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Get on your bike and provide her rolling on course support and drinks. I do this for my wife, big boost during any low points in the run. |
| 2013-06-28 12:42 PM in reply to: magic |
| Master 1946 Memphis, TN | Subject: RE: Encouraging a gym rat through a half marathon Go chauvinistic like "there's a kitchen at the end and my sammich won't make itself" My wife loves those jokes |
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