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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on
Amby Burfoot
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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
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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.
Amby Burfoot
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.
Amby Burfoot
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.
Amby Burfoot
Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition
Amby Burfoot
Set a goal and a program for yourself, and everything else will follow. Guaranteed.
Amby Burfoot
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
To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
Amby Burfoot
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.
Amby Burfoot
I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.
Amby Burfoot
Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
Amby Burfoot
I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.
Amby Burfoot
If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
Amby Burfoot
Don't judge your running by your speed.
Amby Burfoot
As we run, we become.
Amby Burfoot
Courage is crossing a starting line.
Amby Burfoot
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.
Amby Burfoot
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.
Amby Burfoot
Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.
Amby Burfoot
Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
Amby Burfoot
Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.
Amby Burfoot