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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’

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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
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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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To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
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Don't judge your running by your speed.
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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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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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Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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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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The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.
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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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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 not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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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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That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.
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Life is a marathon, not a sprint pace yourself accordingly.
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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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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning.
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