I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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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Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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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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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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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Every race is totally different.
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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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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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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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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.
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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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I want to run until I can’t run
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Hills are terrific for running
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