There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.
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Really, I think that going out and playing with your friends is kind of becoming a lost art, with the kids in the neighborhood.
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A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
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Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.
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I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time.
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It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.
For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.
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Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.
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Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.
Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
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Because running fast is more fun than running slow.
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I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.
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It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.
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As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
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Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
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