If you’d never run a mile and I told you to run a marathon today, that would seem impossible, wouldn’t it?
But you know how all long-distance runners start?
They start by running just a block or two their first day of training. Actually, most don’t run. They just jog. And some don’t even jog. They just sort of walk first.
The point is, they start off going maybe two blocks, then three blocks, then a half-mile, then a mile, then a couple of miles.
But you know how all long-distance runners start?
They start by running just a block or two their first day of training. Actually, most don’t run. They just jog. And some don’t even jog. They just sort of walk first.
The point is, they start off going maybe two blocks, then three blocks, then a half-mile, then a mile, then a couple of miles.
And before they know it, several months have passed and they’ve gone from being out of shape to being able to run a marathon. (Source: Start Late, Finish Rich by David Bach)
“I have run in marathons. To prepare for a marathon, I would practice running 8 km daily for three months before the event. Two weeks before the marathon, I would practice at least one 21 km trial run.”
“During the actual marathon, I remember that after the first half of the run, that is, the first 21 km, I would be exhausted. I would ask myself at that point: Why am I doing this? Still, if I had given up the race then and walked back, I would still have to travel 21 km to the starting point, just as if I continued, I would have 21 km ahead of me to the finish line. I had no choice but to complete the whole 42 km run.”
“The second half of the run is harder; it took all of my mind to push my tired legs to move forward one step at a time. Life is a lot like running a marathon. You can achieve anything extraordinary by firstly, being prepared for it, and secondly, by persisting at it”, said Dr. Peter Yee ( author of The Certain Way to Life’s Riches).
“During the actual marathon, I remember that after the first half of the run, that is, the first 21 km, I would be exhausted. I would ask myself at that point: Why am I doing this? Still, if I had given up the race then and walked back, I would still have to travel 21 km to the starting point, just as if I continued, I would have 21 km ahead of me to the finish line. I had no choice but to complete the whole 42 km run.”
“The second half of the run is harder; it took all of my mind to push my tired legs to move forward one step at a time. Life is a lot like running a marathon. You can achieve anything extraordinary by firstly, being prepared for it, and secondly, by persisting at it”, said Dr. Peter Yee ( author of The Certain Way to Life’s Riches).
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