Every time I bomb out, I have to come back. I have a feeling after a bad race that my next one will be good.
BILL RODGERSHaving your goal to focus on is key, but don’t let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after.
More Bill Rodgers Quotes
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Running is a very natural activity. If you get too caught up, you find yourself constantly seeking to make running something that it isn’t.
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Good health, peace of mind, being outdoors, camaraderie – those are all wonderful things that come to you when running. But for me, the real pull of running – the proverbial icing on the cake – has always been racing.
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The marathon can humble you.
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I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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I believe you’ll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis
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You cannot always run at your best.
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To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year – but for a lifetime.
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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.
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The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.
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I want to run until I can’t run
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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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However, I’ve also trained as much as 130 miles per week during periods when I worked a full-time job. It ultimately becomes second nature. It becomes a habit, a routine part of your daily life
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Being a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
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Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
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Having your goal to focus on is key, but don’t let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after.
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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.
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Don’t feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run.
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Runners…you’re competitive, but you want to have fun, too. You want to enjoy life. And runners really get to do that, I think-after we recover.
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