Doc wrote:
I swear. I know it's ridiculous, but it actually works.
Then if it's a really long hill, I occasionally switch to:
this is for your butt, this is for your butt, this is for your butt


LOL... I think I might adopt this mantra!!!

Personally, I keep thinking - you did it before, you can do it again - piece of cake... just a bit more...

So nothing terribly exciting.

My sister-in-law has a great one... as she climbs each hill she has a running commentary going in her head... Olympics style....
Something like...

"and who'd have believed it, she's gonna get the gold. This 39 year old mother of three is going to take the gold for New Zealand... look at the power in her legs... what determination... what a woman!"


Thanks also to those that have recommended the book "Women who run with wolves". I have never heard of it, but def going to check it out.