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 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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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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I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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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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The marathon can humble you.
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You cannot always run at your best.
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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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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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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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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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Every race is totally different.
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Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors – that is what motivates me.
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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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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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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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