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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.
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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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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Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, runners believed they didn't have to do anything but run
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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've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.
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In the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.
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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
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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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I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.
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Don't judge your running by your speed.
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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
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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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Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.
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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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Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.
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The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.
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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
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You don't need any skill to run.......Every 3-year old knows how to run
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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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Life is a marathon, not a sprint pace yourself accordingly.
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As we run, we become.
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