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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.

Bill Rodgers

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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Athlete Distance Drug Tackled
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
Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Race Smart Views
The marathon can humble you.
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Boston Humble Marathon Running
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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Advice Philosophy Running
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Race Running Winning
I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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Marathon Rain Ran
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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Bomb Feelings Race
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
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
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
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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Change Giving Running
I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Motivation Normal Running

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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