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
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.
More Bill Rodgers Quotes
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You cannot always run at your best.
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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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The marathon can humble you.
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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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A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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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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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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Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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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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Hills are terrific for running
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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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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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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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Good health, peace of mind, being outdoors, camaraderie – those are all wonderful things that come to you when running. But for me, the real pull of running – the proverbial icing on the cake – has always been racing.
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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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