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.
BILL RODGERSDon’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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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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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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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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The marathon can humble you.
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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.
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Being a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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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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I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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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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Every race is totally different.
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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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