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You cannot always run at your best.

Bill Rodgers

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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Advice Philosophy Running
The marathon can humble you.
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Boston Humble Marathon Running
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
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
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
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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Country Giants Sports Starting
You cannot always run at your best.
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Always Best Run Running
I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Motivation Normal Running
Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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Age Together
Hills are terrific for running
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Hills Running Terrific
Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Race Smart Views
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
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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Believe Hills Running
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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Cake Real Running Wonderful
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
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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Change Giving Running

You cannot always run at your best.

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