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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.

Bill Rodgers

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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Marathon Rain Ran
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
Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
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
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
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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Daily Life Routine Trained Ultimate
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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Change Giving Running
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
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
Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Race Smart Views
I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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Believe Running Shoes
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine 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
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
Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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Age Together
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.
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Running Simple Sports

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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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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