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22 October, 2011

This one hits home..

There are times when you read something and think "Damn, that's exactly what I think too" ....I pilfered this from Dathan Ritzenhien, an American world class runner.


"I realized that I like training, I like to be fit. I like the everyday satisfaction of having done something that most people can't do. It was something I missed a whole lot. So I really do enjoy the training. I don't particularly like it when I'm out there doing quarters (400s) and it's super hard, but I like the satisfaction of having done it every day."
"That's what sometimes separates people who always run and always train and people who maybe move on in life and do something else. I think I'm a lot more likely to be someone like Joan Benoit (Samuelson), who keeps going forever, just because I actually really like it, as opposed to someone who stops and never runs again."
Posted by Ron at 8:23 AM

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I'm a 50+ year old endurance athlete looking to get fitter and faster.
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