I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
BILL RODGERSHowever, 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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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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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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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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The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability — consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.
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Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors – that is what motivates me.
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I want to run until I can’t run
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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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If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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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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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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The marathon can humble you.
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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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Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
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