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I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.

Bill Rodgers

Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors – that is what motivates me.
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Giving Knowing Running
I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.
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Believe Running Shoes
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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Dog Nice Running
Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.
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Race Smart Views
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
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Change Giving Running
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
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Race Running Winning
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
Hills are terrific for running
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Hills Running Terrific
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
Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It’s the easiest sport.
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Running Softball Sports
Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.
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Marathon Running Tasks
Personally, I always felt times aren’t so excellent as are performances.
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Excellence Excellent Performance
The marathon can humble you.
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Boston Humble Marathon Running
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
I can’t even imagine what it’s like to run for 5 or 6 hours.
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Hours Imagine Running
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
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
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
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
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
Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s
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Age Together
Every race is totally different.
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Different Race Totally
I want to run until I can’t run
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Running Until Want
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 often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.
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Motivation Normal Running

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