No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out. -Arthur Lydiard

 

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to put young athletes through, that burns them out.


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Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

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The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.

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It's a lot of hard work for five, six or seven years. There's no secret formula. There's no shortcut to the top.

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If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed.

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