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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
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It's not about how fast you go. It's not about how far you go. It's a process.
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It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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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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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
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As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run harder. Then we learn to accept ourselves and our limitations, and at last, we can appreciate the true joy and meaning of running.
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Don't judge your running by your speed.
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It's wrong to believe that you need a certain physical body type to run. All body types can run. It's not about your legs, muscles, or cellulite. It's not about the physical side of things. If you train your brain, your body will follow. It's that simple. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.
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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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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
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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 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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To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
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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 is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power only increases in the presence of others. Run together and the oasis grows cooler and more satisfying.
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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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Courage is crossing a starting line.
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I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually do the run. That's one of my major reasons for pushing out the front door as often as I do-the adventure of it all.
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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