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.
BILL RODGERSI ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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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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Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Every race is totally different.
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Hills are terrific for running
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I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
BILL RODGERSI believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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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
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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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.
BILL RODGERSRunning 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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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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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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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
BILL RODGERSAge 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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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.
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.
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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.
BILL RODGERSEvery 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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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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