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#48: Stop trying to run a marathon at sprint pace

The Academic Imperfectionist

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Long Distance Running Isn't About Speed, but About Your Career

Long distance running isn't about speed after all. It's about finding a sweet spot between going fast and going long. Would it have killed Kipchogi to dig a little bit deeper and run a little faster during mile 2 or mile 5 or mile 15? Probably not. But if he had done that, would he have finished, let alone finished in the time that he did? I don't know, but maybe not.

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