I was catching up on Paul Petersen's blog, Of Marathons and Maps, today and came across these links to a couple of interviews he did with UtahRunning.com and Pike Athletics. Very inspirational, motivating, and insightful. Full of great advice. Go here and here.
On a more personal note, knowing Paul and having been on a few runs with him (although it's been awhile) I can't say enough about the kind of guy he is, both in athletic prowess and in his personality. This is an individual who can hang with nearly anyone in the U.S. marathon scene (he was the 3rd American across the finish line at Boston 2011 in 2:17), yet he will give up a win in the name of sportsmanship, and spends a lot of time helping and encouraging other, less experienced runners--myself included. All of this while battling ankylosing spondylitis, not knowing if he will even be able to run 6 months from any given day. If I can be half the runner and, more importantly, half the person he is, I will be quite satisfied. Do check out his blog...he's got a lot of good things to say.
Hadn't seen those links- thanks for pointing them out. Some great info.
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