Marathon muse: sometimes there's too much time to think on a 26.2-mile run
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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.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992
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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.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1993
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Do you take this runner?
Article Abstract:
Someone who decides to marry a runner must adopt to a number of lifestyle changes, such as taking up running with their spouse.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1992
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