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February 15, 2023

INSPIRATION ALERT! This Grandfather Ran a 2:35 Marathon and Logged 100 Miles a Week Until Burnout and Chronic Injury Forced Him to Give Up Running in 1977

February 15, 2023/ Mark Remy
INSPIRATION ALERT! This Grandfather Ran a 2:35 Marathon and Logged 100 Miles a Week Until Burnout and Chronic Injury Forced Him to Give Up Running in 1977

For a good five years or so, nothing could stop much younger version of local man.

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February 15, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Motivation, Satire
Motivation, Inspirational stories, Old Age, Injur, Burnout
February 02, 2023

Dumb Runner Poster #232

February 02, 2023/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #232

Tough words from a tough woman.

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February 02, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, posters, Mother Teresa, Winning, Losers
January 09, 2023

INSPIRATION ALERT! This Man Ran a Marathon Just One Week After the Birth of His First Child

January 09, 2023/ Mark Remy
INSPIRATION ALERT! This Man Ran a Marathon Just One Week After the Birth of His First Child

“Anything is possible if you want it enough,” says local runner.

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January 09, 2023/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, Inspirational stories, Parenthood, Birth
November 17, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #231

November 17, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #231

Repeat this to yourself as many times as you can.

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November 17, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, posters, Potential, Objectivity
October 27, 2022

The Dumb Runner 2023 Wall Calendar Is Now Available!

October 27, 2022/ Mark Remy
The Dumb Runner 2023 Wall Calendar Is Now Available!

If you like Dumb Runner’s motivational posters, you’ll LOVE this calendar.

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October 27, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Real, Motivation
Motivation, Gifts, 2023 Calendar
September 22, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #230

September 22, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #230

And if that’s “wrong,” well, OK.

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September 22, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Real, Motivation
posters, Motivation, Cheating, Shortcuts
September 08, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #229

September 08, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #229

Perhaps we should run together sometime.

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September 08, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Motivation
Punishment, Motivation, posters, Shared interests
August 19, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #228

August 19, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #228

And if you quit, you’ve already given up.

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August 19, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Motivation, Satire
posters, Motivation, Quitting, failure, Staring
July 28, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #227

July 28, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #227

On an unrelated note, I also enjoy eating pizza!

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July 28, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, posters, Pizza, Fitness
June 30, 2022

Dumb Runner Illustrated #56: 'Wheel'

June 30, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Illustrated #56: 'Wheel'

Spinning is exercise, no?

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June 30, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Real, Motivation
Motivation, Comics, Wheel, Arrow, Fate
June 23, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #225

June 23, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #225

Climb the exercise equivalent of the corporate ladder!

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June 23, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, posters, Success, Business Person
April 28, 2022

Dumb Runner Poster #224

April 28, 2022/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #224

Advice that every competitor should take to heart.

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April 28, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Motivation
posters, Racing, Competition, Fine distinctions
April 11, 2022

World’s Happiest Runner Nearing 100,000 Lifetime Smiles

April 11, 2022/ Mark Remy
World’s Happiest Runner Nearing 100,000 Lifetime Smiles

With milestone in sight, local man “could not be more pleased.”

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April 11, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Motivation, Satire
Milestones, Smile, Happiness
March 07, 2022

INSPIRATION ALERT! 25 Years Ago, She Couldn’t Walk or Control Her Bowels; Last Week, She Ran a Marathon

March 07, 2022/ Mark Remy
INSPIRATION ALERT! 25 Years Ago, She Couldn’t Walk or Control Her Bowels; Last Week, She Ran a Marathon

Local woman goes from “barely being able to crawl” to running 26.2 miles.

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March 07, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Motivation, Satire
Motivation, Marathons, Baby, Perseverance, Goals, Bowels
February 28, 2022

Doctors Said He’d Never Run Again; 20 Years Later, Turns Out They Were Right

February 28, 2022/ Mark Remy
Doctors Said He’d Never Run Again; 20 Years Later, Turns Out They Were Right

“I’ve got to hand it to them,” says local man. “They were spot on.”

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February 28, 2022/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, Injury, Old Age, Doctors
December 16, 2021

Dumb Runner Poster #223

December 16, 2021/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #223

Also, you might soil yourself.

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December 16, 2021/ Mark Remy/
Motivation
Motivation, posters, Marathons, Tortured metaphors
November 11, 2021

Dumb Runner Poster #222

November 11, 2021/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #222

Take as much time as you need.

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November 11, 2021/ Mark Remy/
Motivation
Motivation, posters, Muscles, Thinking, Pointing
August 27, 2021

Dumb Runner Poster #221

August 27, 2021/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #221

Grab ‘em!

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August 27, 2021/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
Motivation, posters, Fish
June 18, 2021

Dumb Runner Poster #219

June 18, 2021/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #219

Sooner or later, it will wind up in your mouth.

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June 18, 2021/ Mark Remy/
Motivation
Motivation, posters, Birds, Pecking
April 23, 2021

Dumb Runner Poster #218

April 23, 2021/ Mark Remy
Dumb Runner Poster #218

Own it!

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April 23, 2021/ Mark Remy/
Satire, Motivation
posters, Motivation, Weird
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