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 RODGERSA change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
More Bill Rodgers Quotes
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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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Being a runner means you are now ‘free’ to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
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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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I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
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Every race is totally different.
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Hills are terrific for running
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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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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 marathon can humble you.
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If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Don’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.
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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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Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors – that is what motivates me.
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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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You cannot always run at your best.
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