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title: "2 Funk Quotes By Mark Plaatjes"
description: "2 Funk quotes by Mark Plaatjes. Plus more from Mark Plaatjes and more Funk sayings from other authors."
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> [Occasionally pick up speed-for 2 minutes, tops-then settle back into your former pace. Sometimes this is all you need to snap out of a mental and physical funk. Pick a downhill stretch if you can, and really lengthen your stride.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-plaatjes/occasionally-pick-up-speed-for-2-minutes-tops-then-settle-back-into/)

Mark Plaatjes

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/mark-plaatjes-94857_former_occasionally-pick-up-speed-for-2-minutes_154513.jpg)

> [Sometimes a slight pace change is all you need to snap out of a mental or pyhsical funk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-plaatjes/sometimes-a-slight-pace-change-is-all-you-need-to-snap-out-of-a/)

Mark Plaatjes

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/mark-plaatjes-94857_change_sometimes-a-slight-pace-change-is-all-yo_1779619.jpg)

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## More by Mark Plaatjes

> [Occasionally pick up speed-for 2 minutes, tops-then settle back into your former pace. Sometimes this is all you need to snap out of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-plaatjes/occasionally-pick-up-speed-for-2-minutes-tops-then-settle-back-into/)

Mark Plaatjes

> [Sometimes a slight pace change is all you need to snap out of a mental or pyhsical funk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-plaatjes/sometimes-a-slight-pace-change-is-all-you-need-to-snap-out-of-a/)

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