What do you think about when you run?

[SimuLord]

If I'm actually running, chances are good it's a short burst to get somewhere because otherwise I'm mainly thinking "slow down before you give yourself a heart attack, idiot!"

Thoughts during the short runs include "Shit, I'm late!", "Fuck, I'm gonna miss the bus!", and "Gotta get there before the place closes!"

 

[heyheysg]

My old knee, RIP old friend

 

[001648]

god I'm slow...
shit i stop fast...
dam I'm unfit...

 

[Insert Comedy Here]

"Oh shit, how long till the bus gets there... whoah car, whoah another car, holy crap I actually ran this far? There's the stop, no bus, did I make it? OK good, I'm five minutes ear-GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP"

 

[ethaninja]

"If a rocket flies out of that alley way, I know how to deal with it" - Dylan Moran

Nah but honestly, I go blank. Well that depends, is it running for exercise? Or running after someone/something or running away from someone/something.

Running away from someone/something would go: "I need to trap them"

Running after something: "Slow down you f*er"

 

[andreas3K]

I think about the running itself, what it looks like, how fast I'm going and how much longer I can keep running.

 

[Airhead]

If I'm jogging I usually have headphones on with some kickass music blaring, so I'm thinking 'RUN TO THE HIIIIIIIIILSSSSSSS, RUN FO YO LAAAAAAAAAAAAIVZZZ'. A very fitting song that one is.

If I'm running to get somewhere on time I use constant explicit language in my mind.

 

[Deleted]

The bear chasing me.

Oh God I hope I'm the first one to say that.

 

[Rigs83]

[HEADING=1]WHY AM I RUNNING![/HEADING]

 

[clutch-monkey]

flying a mig-31.
rule #1 from zombieland.
hunting things.

 

[Arc_Light]

Zombies help me to run faster!......

 

[BENZOOKA]

I just let my mind drift. When I'm jogging/running, I usually just concentrate to the music, finding a rhythm or just think about totally random things.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

My goal. Or I just drift off into day dreams. Or even better, I think about me playing the awesome guitar solo that my iPod is playing.

Heh, i do this too, but i picture myself as the lead singer too. I got a pretty vivid imagination. Either that, or awesome quotes to place in my writing, like 'Geez, what are ya, the token douchebag?'

Same here about the lead singer part. I wish I could sing and growl...

 

[Fox1789]

i think about quitting smoking and "are my lungs supposed to feel like they are on fire?"

 

[Kodlak]

If it somewhere that I've run ir walked through before I go into a trance-like state and sort of block out everything, I don't really think of anything other than my music really.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

I try to get a song in my head that'll make the time pass more quickly. "Mystical Forest" from the Tekken 6 soundtrack is really good for this.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I only ever run when I'm playing badminton, so I'll just be thinking about what shot I'm going to make when I've reached my destination.

 

[IckleMissMayhem]

Usually about how much I don't want to miss the bus/train, or, alternatively, how much I don't want whatever's chasing me to catch up with me!!

 

[Duck Sandwich]

When I run, I often alternate between jogging and sprinting, so my thoughts are something like this:

Jogging: (Must... catch breath, before next sprint, man this song is awesome)
Sprinting: (FASTER THAN A BULLET, TERRIFYING SCREAM, ENRAGED AND FULL OF ANGER, HE'S HALF MAN AND HALF MACHINE)

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Anything but the pain in my legs and the fact that I'm breathing faster than a mouse. Surprisingly, it helps a lot.