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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
Amby Burfoot
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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
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Marathon Runner
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That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.
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