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 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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Every race is totally different.
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A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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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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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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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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I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
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I want to run until I can’t run
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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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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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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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The marathon can humble you.
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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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