I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
BILL RODGERSI ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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.
BILL RODGERSEvery race is totally different.
BILL RODGERSAnybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
BILL RODGERSAiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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
BILL RODGERSA change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
BILL RODGERSPersonally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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.
BILL RODGERSAlways take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
BILL RODGERSI believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
BILL RODGERSI can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
BILL RODGERSBeing a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
BILL RODGERSRunners…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.
BILL RODGERSAge 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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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