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Ambrose ("Amby") Joel Burfoot (born August 19, 1946) is an American marathoner whose peak competitive years came in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon. After retiring from competition, he became a running journalist and author. Burfoot was the top editor (editor-in-chief) at Runner’s World for many years and both writes for Runner’s World and serves as editor-at-large.

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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world

Digital, Fragmentation, Removes, Running, World

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

Gold, Medals, Running, Speed, Stopped

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

Giving Up, Optimism, Running, Struggle, Winning

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.

Lesson, Powerful, Running, Think, Thinking

We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setback. From time to time everyone falls short of their goals. It's an illusion to believe that champions succeed because they do everything perfectly. You can be certain that every archer who hits the bull's-eye has also missed the bull's-eye a thousand times while learning the skill.

Archer, Believe, Enemies, Fall, Running, Short

You don't need any skill to run. . . . . . . Every 3-year old knows how to run

Old, Run, Running, Skill, Skills, Years

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

Heart, Legs, Runners, Running, Sports, Train

This wasn’t just an attack against the Boston Marathon. . . It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets. We have used our public roadways for annual parades, protest marches, presidential inaugurations, marathons, and all manner of other events. The roads belong to us, and their use represents an important part of our free and democratic tradition.

Against, Belong, Boston, Important, Manner, Presidential

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

Different, Finish, Line, Lots, Running, Trying

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

Disciplined, Doe, Inspirational Running, Rigorously, Running

Don't compare yourself with anyone else. The world is full of runners, so you'll probably see one every time you circle the block or your favorite park. Some will be thinner than you, some smoother-striding, some faster. But don't let this get you down. There's only one runner who really counts: you. Running is your activity. Make it work for you, and don't worry about anyone else.

Running, Block, Circles, Worry, Full

You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.

Body, Day, Help, Mind, Tough, Use

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

Clicks, Effort, Perfectly, Running, Stands, True

As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run harder. Then we learn to accept ourselves and our limitations, and at last, we can appreciate the true joy and meaning of running.

Accept, Appreciate, Limitations, Running, True Joy

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

Accordingly, Life, Marathon, Pace, Running, Track And Field

Why run? I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And finally, I run because there’s no better way to see the sun rise and set. . . What the years have shown me is that running clarifies the thinking process as well as purifies the body. I think best - most broadly and most fully - when I am running.

Animal, Body, Clarifies, Genetic, Running, Thinking

Don't judge your running by your speed.

Judge, Judging, Running, Speed

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

Easy, Everything, Mind, Running, Train

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

Failure, Long, Moving, Running

Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.

Motivation, Practiced, Running, Skill, Skills

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