Low-Mileage Running Quotes

“Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.” — Emil Zatopek”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“I suspected that the most highly motivated and the best runners would try almost anything no matter how bizarre, if it was recommended for improvement on the basis of some rationale.” — Bernd Heinrich, Why We Run (p. 235)”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“Ask yourself, “Am I excited about this workout?” If the answer is “no,” take an easy day, or skip running altogether.”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“No rigid protocol. Only guidelines. Too much protocol can be suffocating and become an end in itself. Each day is special. Each day is different.” — Bernd Heinrich, Why We Run (p. 225)”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“Just as a callus gets thicker and stronger with use, your body adapts to higher levels of pain. You need to push the envelope to force your brain and body to accept higher levels of discomfort.”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“Unfortunately, too many runners believe that they must train hard to run well and end up doing too much to try to compensate for their genetic deficits.” — Tim Noakes, Lore of Running (p. 291)”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“only then do they learn that too much training was more detrimental to their performance than too little training.” — Tim Noakes, Lore of Running (p. 293)”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

“there is a limit to the amount of training the body can benefit from.” — Tim Noakes, Lore of Running”
― Aaron Olson, Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free