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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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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
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Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.
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Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition
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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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I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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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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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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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
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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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As we run, we become.
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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
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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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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
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It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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In the longest run of all, your life, you're going to be a winner.
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To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
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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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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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Life is a marathon, not a sprint pace yourself accordingly.
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