-it’s too cold
-it’s too hot
-it’s too sunny
-it’s too cloudy
-it’s too wet
-it’s not wet enough
-I keep thinking about tornadoes
-the bright leaves in October hurt my eyes
-good weather scares me
-I forgot my socks
-I forgot my shoes
-I only have one shoe
-I have no shoes
-my running partner is having a bad day
-my running partner is way ahead of me
-my running partner is dating my boyfriend
-my running partner is my boyfriend
-the coach always yells at me during the race and it depresses me
-the coach keep calling me by my older sister’s name
-I don’t understand the coach
-my side hurts
-my head hurts
-my ___ (fill in body part) hurts
-nothing hurts.... and that can’t be good
-I have a stress fracture in my thumb
-I failed a test today
-I think I failed a test today
-I will probably fail a test tomorrow
-I heard that running lowers one’s IQ
-started my kick too soon
-started my kick too late
-forgot to kick
-got kicked
-this whole “kicking thing” sounds too violent to me
-I hate my uniform
-my uniform doesn’t fit
-I don’t look good in blue
-I left my uniform at home
-another team stole my uniform
-my mom melted my uniform in the dryer
-my dog ate my uniform
-I look my best in black
-the course was too hilly
-the course was too flat
-the course was too easy.. not enough of a challenge
-I got lost
-my teammate got lost and I went to look for her
-I stopped to pick flowers
-I stopped to have a snack
-I stopped to talk to my mother
-I ate a giant burrito for lunch
-I ate a giant burrito for breakfast
-was thinking about burritos during the race and lost concentration
-the medals were small.... not enough reason to run hard
-I only run hard for money
-I’m building slowly toward my senior year
-I don’t like being “a Wolf”... they scare me
-trained too much during the summer
-didn’t train enough during the summer
-the cars were too crowded on the way to the meet
-the bus was too crowded on the way to the meet
-the person sitting next to me on the way to the meet snored all the way there
-the bus drove too fast (or too slow) on the way to the meet
-the bus driver looked too much like my Uncle Harold (or Aunt Mildred)
-I’m a pacifist.... the gun at the start is inappropriate
-can’t run well when my boyfriend is watching
-can’t run well when my parents are watching
-can’t run well when the coaches are watching
-can only run well when no one is watching
-I’m a sprinter/pole vaulter/discus thrower at heart
-the pace was too fast at the start
-the pace was too fast in the middle
-the pace was too fast at the end
-I have no pace
-I think I need a pace-maker
-running makes me breathe hard
-sweat disgusts me
-forgot to go to the bathroom
-lines at the bathrooms were too long
-I got locked in the bathroom
-there were no bathrooms
-I stopped to go to the bathroom
-I only run hard on Mondays
-I had too much on my mind
-my mind was a complete blank
-I’ve lost my mind
-I’m allergic to grass, leaves, sunshine, and October
-I only run hard if popsicles are involved
-I’ve been doing too many push-ups....I’m too strong
-when I do my push-ups, I count by 2’s.... I’m too weak
-my mom told me to run slow so she could get a good picture of me
-I wanted to see what my time would be if I walked the entire race.....backwards
-I was attacked by a deer/squirrel/raccoon/chupacabra just after the 2 mile mark
-I stopped to look at a hookfly
-I’m too tired
-I’m too weak
-I’m too stressed
-I’m too slow
-I’m too happy
-I’m too smart
-Or ……….I’m just too good looking!
-it’s too hot
-it’s too sunny
-it’s too cloudy
-it’s too wet
-it’s not wet enough
-I keep thinking about tornadoes
-the bright leaves in October hurt my eyes
-good weather scares me
-I forgot my socks
-I forgot my shoes
-I only have one shoe
-I have no shoes
-my running partner is having a bad day
-my running partner is way ahead of me
-my running partner is dating my boyfriend
-my running partner is my boyfriend
-the coach always yells at me during the race and it depresses me
-the coach keep calling me by my older sister’s name
-I don’t understand the coach
-my side hurts
-my head hurts
-my ___ (fill in body part) hurts
-nothing hurts.... and that can’t be good
-I have a stress fracture in my thumb
-I failed a test today
-I think I failed a test today
-I will probably fail a test tomorrow
-I heard that running lowers one’s IQ
-started my kick too soon
-started my kick too late
-forgot to kick
-got kicked
-this whole “kicking thing” sounds too violent to me
-I hate my uniform
-my uniform doesn’t fit
-I don’t look good in blue
-I left my uniform at home
-another team stole my uniform
-my mom melted my uniform in the dryer
-my dog ate my uniform
-I look my best in black
-the course was too hilly
-the course was too flat
-the course was too easy.. not enough of a challenge
-I got lost
-my teammate got lost and I went to look for her
-I stopped to pick flowers
-I stopped to have a snack
-I stopped to talk to my mother
-I ate a giant burrito for lunch
-I ate a giant burrito for breakfast
-was thinking about burritos during the race and lost concentration
-the medals were small.... not enough reason to run hard
-I only run hard for money
-I’m building slowly toward my senior year
-I don’t like being “a Wolf”... they scare me
-trained too much during the summer
-didn’t train enough during the summer
-the cars were too crowded on the way to the meet
-the bus was too crowded on the way to the meet
-the person sitting next to me on the way to the meet snored all the way there
-the bus drove too fast (or too slow) on the way to the meet
-the bus driver looked too much like my Uncle Harold (or Aunt Mildred)
-I’m a pacifist.... the gun at the start is inappropriate
-can’t run well when my boyfriend is watching
-can’t run well when my parents are watching
-can’t run well when the coaches are watching
-can only run well when no one is watching
-I’m a sprinter/pole vaulter/discus thrower at heart
-the pace was too fast at the start
-the pace was too fast in the middle
-the pace was too fast at the end
-I have no pace
-I think I need a pace-maker
-running makes me breathe hard
-sweat disgusts me
-forgot to go to the bathroom
-lines at the bathrooms were too long
-I got locked in the bathroom
-there were no bathrooms
-I stopped to go to the bathroom
-I only run hard on Mondays
-I had too much on my mind
-my mind was a complete blank
-I’ve lost my mind
-I’m allergic to grass, leaves, sunshine, and October
-I only run hard if popsicles are involved
-I’ve been doing too many push-ups....I’m too strong
-when I do my push-ups, I count by 2’s.... I’m too weak
-my mom told me to run slow so she could get a good picture of me
-I wanted to see what my time would be if I walked the entire race.....backwards
-I was attacked by a deer/squirrel/raccoon/chupacabra just after the 2 mile mark
-I stopped to look at a hookfly
-I’m too tired
-I’m too weak
-I’m too stressed
-I’m too slow
-I’m too happy
-I’m too smart
-Or ……….I’m just too good looking!