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.
BILL RODGERSYou cannot always run at your best.
More Bill Rodgers Quotes
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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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Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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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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The marathon can humble you.
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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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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 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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Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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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 often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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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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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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