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Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

Amby Burfoot

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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
Running
Else
Anything
Beginnings
Reason
Starting
Perhaps
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Lines
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Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.
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Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.
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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
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Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run
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I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.
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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
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I run because I enjoy it — not always, but most of the time. I run because I have always run — not trained, but run. What do I get? Joy and pain. Good health and injuries. Exhilaration and despair. A feeling of accomplishment and a feeling of waste. The sunrise and the sunset.
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In the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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Set a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed.
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Life is a marathon, not a sprint pace yourself accordingly.
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Winning is not about headlines and hardware [medals]. It's only about attitude. A winner is a person who goes out today and every day and attempts to be the best runner and best person he can be. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.
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You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.
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The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.
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You don't need any skill to run.......Every 3-year old knows how to run
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Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition
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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
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Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.
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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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Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.
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