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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.

Bill Rodgers

I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Motivation Normal Running
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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Athlete Drinking Motivational
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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Goal Keys Years
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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Cake Real Running Wonderful
Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors – that is what motivates me.
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Giving Knowing Running
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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Daily Life Routine Trained Ultimate
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Race Running Winning
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
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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Country Giants Sports Starting
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
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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Believe Hills Running
The marathon can humble you.
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Boston Humble Marathon Running
I want to run until I can’t run
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Running Until Want
I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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Believe Running Shoes
Being a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
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Life Mean Winning
I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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Marathon Rain Ran

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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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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