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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.

Bill Rodgers

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
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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Change Giving Running
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
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
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Running Softball Sports
Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
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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Fun Running Thinking
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
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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Mean Running Years
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
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
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
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
Hills are terrific for running
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Hills Running Terrific
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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Dog Nice Running
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Race Running Winning

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