1) To start out more slowly at the beginning of races (from teammate Andy Heiskell in high school)
2) To run hard one day, and run easy or rest the next (from my Olympic coach Bill Bowerman)
3) To not give up (from my Mom)
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Best advice I've ever received about running is how to properly do interval workouts. They have helped my speed over the years.
Posted by: Joe Hrdlicka | February 05, 2009 at 09:44 PM
The best advice I ever got was to eat after running, to help your muscles recuperate.
Posted by: Kathleen Lisson | April 22, 2009 at 02:12 PM
Ask Jeff, What is the impact of loosing weight on running speed? for example my weight is 92 Kg. Usually i run at 7 min per kilometer. what will be the impact if i loose 5 Kg?
Posted by: tg | May 06, 2009 at 06:40 AM