Running is a great exercise to improve your health and fitness.

But if I’m being honest, there are days you will have difficult runs and want to stop so badly. Therefore, here are 31 positive mantras on such days.

1. I’m in charge of this run, not the other way round
2. I’m getting stronger and sexier with every step
3. I’ve got what it takes to finish this run
4. I’m powerful. I’m fearless. I’m fierce
5. This run is a gift and I’m crashing it
6. I’m running for that one who can’t
7. I have finished such a run before
8.  I’m almost there. One more step
9. A slow run is better than no run
10. I’m capable. I can finish this
11. I’m a runner. I love running
12. I’m turning pain into power
13. My day is better when I run
14. This run is my happy hour
15. I will stop when I’m done
16. Running is my happy pill
17. I am strong. I’ve got this
18. This pain is temporary
19. I’m a badass. I got this
20. I’m in it till the end
21. I finish what I start
22. It is me versus me
23. I can. End of story
24. My race, my pace
25.  I can and I will
26. Actually, I can
27. Yaay, I did it. So proud of myself. (Shout even)

Celebrate yourself. Always!

You might be asking, are affirmations really this important? Let’s find out.

Benefits of Using Affirmations When Running

i. Affirmations Build Self-belief

Affirmations help push you to complete a difficult run, increasing your confidence to break personal boundaries and achieve your goals.

ii. Affirmations Help Make Running a Habit

When you finish a run you thought you couldn’t, it motivates you to run regularly, gradually leading to habit formation.

Related: 12 Little Secrets to Make Running a Habit

iii. Affirmations Boost Your Running Performance

Running is a mental activity as it is physical. Therefore, the more you repeat these mantras, the more they build you into a great athlete.

iv. Affirmations Remind You to Stay Focused on What Matters

Instead of concentrating on how painful the run feels or how challenging the trail is, running mantras remind you that you are capable of finishing the run.

v. Affirmations Teach You to Become Your Cheerleader

Getting music or friends to push you on a tough run is okay. But nothing beats the power you gain when you cheer yourself on and finish a run you thought was impossible.

vi. Affirmations = Success= Happiness

The positive effects motivating yourself brings to your running routine encourage you to transfer the habit of self-motivation to your life, which can lead to happiness and fulfillment.

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