My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.
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
More Bill Rodgers Quotes
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Hills are terrific for running
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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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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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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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The marathon can humble you.
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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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Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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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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I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
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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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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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I want to run until I can’t 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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If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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