Cool/Funny words of encouragement during a triathlon....

This blog post is for triathlon spectators that want to make signs to encourage the people they know in a triathlon.   It is a collection of signs that people have felt encouraged by.

I'm putting this post up because the athletes are undergoing a great deal of stress during the race.  Spectators want to encourage the athletes the best way they can.  This is a list of sign possibilities to help encourage triathlon participants.

First...Here is a list of things NOT to say as a spectator:
-"You're looking good!" - The athlete knows how many times they've spat, drooled, and thrown up on themselves.  You don't.

-"Good job!"

-"Just one more hill!"

-"Keep going, the finish line is just up this hill and around the bend!"

-"You think it's bad now?  Wait until TOMORROW!!!"
-“If you’re not back here in 25 minutes, I’m leaving without you and you can walk home!!”

-"Just 25.5 miles to go!"

-"Halfway There!"

-"This is not Mile 26."





Now onto the good stuff:
-"Go Daddy (or Mommy) Go" -probably the most encouraging sign a parent could read.

-"You just got chicked by my daughter!"

-"You Inspire Me!"

-"Yes, it is all worth it"

-"DIG DEEPER."

-"Pain is temporary, ironman is permanent"

-"Pain never hurts as much as quitting"

-"Pain is weakness leaving the body!"

-"How bad do you want it?"

-"Don't let the family down!"

-"we don't run like that up here man, get moving".

-"Just don't poop yourself "

-"Chuck Norris Never Did an Ironman!"

-"Nice legs"

-“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.”

-"If it were easy it'd be called your mom."

-"Your feet hurt so bad because you're kicking so much @#*!"

-"If I'd listened to my body, I'd be on my couch eating cookies now."

-"Don't Suck"

-"Brakes are for wimps"

-"That's not sweat, that's your fat cells crying"

-"Remember: you paid money for this"

-"Run like you stole something"

-"I trained for 6 months to hold this sign!"

-"most people won't drive 26.2 miles today"

-"If your reading this, your not running"

-"You do marathons, how cute..."

-" I work to support his habit."

-"Concentrate on your bloody nipples to take your mind off the agony in your legs!"

-"You run like you've had a bike seat up your rear-end for 3 hours!"

-"Just keep falling forward!"

-"the road to hell is paved with good intentions, get moving!"

-"You look hot when you sweat".  

-"A Marathon is 26.2 miles because 26.3 would be CRAZY."

-"Follow me, I know a short cut. "

-"There are no athesists in the last 8 miles of an ironman"

-"My mom's in front of you and she's REALLY old!"

-"Keep moving forward"

-"Stop being a weenie it's just another hill!"

- "GO FAST DADDY, MOMMY WANTS TO GO TO HAWAII"

-"MAKE IT HURT! (that's what she said!)"

-"I didn't wake up this early to watch you walk!"

-"Suck it up Buttercup "

-"DON'T DIE!"

-"Better you than me"

-"Unless you are going to win, it ain't worth peeing yourself"

-"Remember, God can see you Drafting!"

-"MOVE YOUR BUTT , KICK OFF IS AT NOON!"

-"You're Still Wearing your Helmet!"

-"You're All Kenyans to Me!"

-"It's OK to puke"

-"Your workout is my warm up"

-"Only a triathlete would call a bottle of sugar water their 'Nutrition' "

-"Stick with marathons. They're easier."

-"I'll bet this sounded like an awesome idea 10 months ago!"

-"You Are Not Here To Make Friends Today!!!"

-"Worst parade ever"

- "Getting up early to make this sign wasn't easy either."





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