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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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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
Time
Joy
Sunrise
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Trained
Enjoy
Sunset
Pain
Injury
Running
Accomplishment
Feelings
Despair
Good
Waste
Exhilaration
Always
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As we run, we become.
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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.
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You don't need any skill to run.......Every 3-year old knows how to run
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Here’s my mantra: ‘Every mile is a gift.’
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I've never known a runner who had as much patience as he needed.
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Best wishes for a great marathon. Be sure to savor it. The first marathon is something special. Run long and healthy.
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It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.
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To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.
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Don't judge your running by your speed.
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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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Everyone stumbles at one time or another. It's the human condition
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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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The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.
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Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.
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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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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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If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.
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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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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world
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