Being a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
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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Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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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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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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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 ran my fastest marathon in the rain.
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Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
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If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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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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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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I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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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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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Every race is totally different.
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