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“There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing”

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Author:Ranulph Fiennes
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“Good things come slow, especially in distance running.”

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Author:Bill Dellinger
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“Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.”

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Author:Tim Noakes
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“Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.”

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Author:PattiSue Plumer
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“It is true that speed kills. In distance running, it kills anyone who does not have it.”

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Author:Brooks Johnson
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“If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you'll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.”

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Author:Don Kardong
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“I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.”

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Author:Sebastian Coe
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“A lot of people don't realize that about 98 percent of the running I put in is anything but glamorous: 2 percent joyful participation, 98 percent dedication! It's a tough formula. Getting out in the forest in the biting cold and the flattening heat, and putting in kilometer after kilometer.”

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Author:Robert de Castella
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“I haven't seen too many American distance men on the international scene willing to take risks. I saw some U.S. women in Barcelona willing to risk, more than men. The Kenyans risk. Steve Prefontaine risked. I risked - I went through the first half of the Tokyo race just a second off my best 5000 time.”

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Author:Billy Mills
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“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves”

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Book:The First Four Minutes
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“When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when an athlete feels all alone in the big world. Opponents assume tremendous stature. Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar.”

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Author:Gordon Pirie
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“Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one's opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of not acquitting oneself well. In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself.”

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Author:Franz Stampfl
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“I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.”

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Author:Jesse Owens
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“Onions make me sad. A lot of people don't realize that.”

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Author:Mitch Hedberg
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“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...”

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Author:Robert Frost
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