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“I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.”

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Alberto Salazar, born on August 7, 1958, is a renowned long-distance runner. He achieved significant success in the sport of athletics, particularly in the marathon. Salazar's career was marked by numerous records and international titles. more

“I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, more often than not they're not in a very professional environment where you've got a high performance director and a coach that are really monitoring your daily activities.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983, there were 267 U.S. men who broke 2:20 in a marathon, and by 2000 that number was down to 27.”

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Author:Alberto Salazar

“Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.”

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“With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year.”

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