From Inbox to Pocket
Marathon Running Mantras Deck of Cards
Published
Fri, 06 Jun 2025
8 min. read
What if you could carry 52 doses of pure running motivation with you wherever you go?
Every runner knows Sunday night’s mix of triumph and exhaustion. You crushed your long run; you spent the afternoon with family; you feel both invincible and spent. Then Monday arrives, alarm buzzing, legs heavy, mind reluctant. We’ve been there.
One Monday, after hitting “snooze” for the third time, we wrote a short email to ourselves: a few lines of encouragement, a personal anecdote about pushing through mile 18, a reminder of why we run. By Wednesday, we were already waiting to write next week’s note. By month two, we created the weekly Monday motivation email.
They weren’t just reading, they were printing the reminders, pinning them to their fridges, and bookmarking them for race day.
In that moment, we realized something as simple as the right words, at the right time, could turn resistance into resilience. The Marathon Running Mantras Deck of Cards is the culmination of that journey, handcrafted motivation, forged in the real-life struggles of runners just like you.
Motivation made simple
Before Your Run
Draw a card to set your intention and mindset. Let it guide your mental approach to the miles ahead.
During Tough Miles
Keep a few cards with you. When you hit a wall, pull one out and let it remind you why you started.
Race Day Ritual
Read a card in the corral to center yourself and tap into your inner strength before the gun goes off.
Monday Mornings
Start your week with encouragement. Draw a card with your morning coffee and carry that energy into your training.
Born from Monday Morning Struggles
It started with a simple problem every runner knows: Monday mornings are hard. After long Saturday runs and busy weekends, that Monday alarm feels like a mountain to climb.
So we started writing weekly motivation emails just for ourselves. But when we shared them with a few running friends, something amazing happened. They didn't just read them; they saved them, forwarded them, and asked for more.
"I keep your emails in a special folder. I read them before every difficult run."
The community grew, but people wanted something portable. Something they could access during mile 20, not just on Monday mornings. That's how these cards were born, all the power of those weekly messages, distilled into a format that travels with your training.
Because Every Mile Starts in the Mind
This deck isn't about empty positivity. It's about real tools for real challenges, created by people who understand your journey because they're on it too. When you draw a card, you're connecting with a community of runners who've faced the same doubts, the same resistance, the same Monday morning struggles.
"Every finish line is won in the mind long before your feet cross it. These cards help you win that mental battle, one draw at a time."
Fuel Your Journey, One Card at a Time