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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

Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
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
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.
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Athlete Distance Drug Tackled
Hills are terrific for running
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Hills Running Terrific
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
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
You cannot always run at your best.
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Always Best Run Running
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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Running Simple Sports
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 believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
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Believe Mean Running
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
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
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
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
Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Race Smart Views

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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