On my last trail marathon:

Running is 90% mental, the other 50% is physical.

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"My lungs will not actually burst."

My wife's standard for all IM races: I work to support his habit!

You could hang it on your neighbors house :)

I really like this one, would be a rad poster.

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"Remember the lumberyard, go balls out!"

Very common in Germany; Quäl dich du Sau!

Source; During the 1997 Tour, Udo Bölts was noted for the words he shouted to Ullrich when the latter was about to crack: Quäl dich, du Sau! (force yourself, you sod!).

From SWIMBIKERUN.ph (http://www.swimbikerun.ph)

"Smile if you peed in the swim course"

:)

For those who can't see here's the direct link!

https://www.facebook.com/...amp;relevant_count=4

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Taken during the recently concluded Ironman 70.3 Philippines

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IMFL last year, saw an elderly couple emerging from the sign station. Kindest, sweetest-looking people you could imagine, straight out of a Normal Rockwell ad. Half-expected to see them handing out Werther's Originals on course.

Instead, their sign read "Suck it up, cupcake!" Don't remember the bib number.

Juxtaposition was priceless. Tell you what though, it became my mantra ;)

Post Coueur d'Alene 2007 - There was a house on the Fort Grounds covered in hilarious signs, a few ended up in the window of the brewery downtown the next day!

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Dave Stark
dreamcatcher@astound.net
USAC & USAT level 2 certified coach

this one made me laugh at imnyc

http://www.jockular.com/...arathon-signs/page/1

winnar

My personal favorite, seen at Austin 70.3 last year on the run course:

"Legs hurt? Honey Badger don't care."

Had to laugh, despite the urge to smack the girl holding it.

Later!

Brian

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Welcome to the Church of Briantriology!

I saw exactly this at mile 24 of the Austin marathon 2012. Hilarious!

Two signs, about 5 miles from the finish of a mountain ultra:

Sign 1: "Finish Line - Just around the bend."

.... 100 yards up the trail:

Sign 2: "P.S. Not this bend."

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"The right to party is a battle we have fought, but we'll surrender and go Amish... NOT!" -Wayne Campbell

At IM Texas I saw this at mile 90 of the bike...

"If you think your legs are hurting now, just wait until you start the run."

that looks like a rather awesome place to live actually.

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who's smarter than you're? i'm!

I did a 100 Miles of Nowhere around my condo complex, and a friend brought this sign.




Then, he sat and drank a good portion of my keg.

I have a website dedicated to spectator signs: http://bestracesigns.wordpress.com/
Hopefully, you will find something you like there.

If you come up with something new and creative, be sure to get a picture of it and send it to JoggingJeans [@] gmail [] com

Jill

"where are you guys going?"

"only 25.2 miles to go" - one mile into the run at IMWI last year.

"single and supportive"

and the dude dressed as the grim reaper towards the finish line with a sign reading "the end is near" is always good for a laugh.