What are some of your favorites?
Classic:
I was boxed in and just couldn't get around... (said by every losing middle distance runner ever)
What are some of your favorites?
Classic:
I was boxed in and just couldn't get around... (said by every losing middle distance runner ever)
"I just didn't have it today."
The dog ate my EPO
"I'm just training through"
"Man, those guys are F-A-S-T!!!!"
Ryan Hall
i like to have fun run free and have PF
my family dies of congestive heart failure and I'm 52
lets get this going.
I'm INJURED.
Fu**in crybabies.
Best excuse: "David Rudisha".
I just wasn't feeling it today.
I don't have anything to prove. I could run that fast if I wanted to but I don't have to prove it to anyone.
"I'm saving it for Zurich."
My underwear are too tight. Also, the runner in front of me was farting so I had to hold my breath.
I have honestly heard the excuse of "the pace was too slow," being used several times.
I'm not much of a miler.
The pacemaking sucked.
Allah didn't grant me his approval.
Had a near death encounter with my ex on the back stretch
legs felt tight
Agree. I've used just about all of the following (and some of them are actually legit):
"I just went with the race and we came through too slow."
"I had a tough 10 miler yesterday"
"I got spiked @ the start."
"I fell asleep out there and when I woke up it was over."
"I went out way too hard."
"By the time he blew by me, it was too late for me to react."
"Although I knew he was coming and told myself I would respond, he went by so f'ng fast, there was just no way."
"He made a nice move @ 1000 meters."
"I lost my shoe on the backstretch."
Insert any excuse you want and end with "on the backstretch." Especially effective @ night meets.
"I loafed out there today and I know it. I'm an f'ng pu#!@$y."
"I was just tempoing..."