Marathon muse: sometimes there's too much time to think on a 26.2-mile run

Article Abstract:

Slower marathon runners have a lot more time than their competitors to think about why they enter a race, especially when they watch most of their fellow runners pass them. One consolation for the tortoises of marathon running is that they do not have to repeat their ordeal.

Author: Erickson, Doug
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992
Marathon running

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Tongue training: racing doesn't begin and end with speed; you have to work on your excuses, too

Article Abstract:

It is time to runners to expand their reasons for losing or doing poorly in races. Any excuse that ends in 'itis' is always effective. The more syllables a word has, the more sympathetic race fans will be. They may even want the winners to forfeit their prizes.

Author: Moore, Craig
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1993

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Do you take this runner?

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Someone who decides to marry a runner must adopt to a number of lifestyle changes, such as taking up running with their spouse.

Author: Foley, Dave
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992

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