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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.

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
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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Mean Running Years
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
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
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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Age Together
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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Goal Keys Years
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
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
I want to run until I can’t run
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Running Until Want
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
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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Athlete Drinking Motivational
Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Motivation Normal Running
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Race Running Winning
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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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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