Shalane Flanagan | Hit Your Goals at Every Stage of Life
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Is Time a Good Metric for Success?
There seems to be a movement right now amongst runners to not talk pace. As an elite athlete, though, how do you feel about pace as a metric for success? I try to not use that as the end gol. We try to focus on competing and going for podium spots. However, time can be used as a confidence booster if you want it to be. If given th context, it can excite athletes to motivate them to runor, you know, invest more of themselves when they see themselves doing things they haven't done before. The key though, has been recovery. So pretty much after every marathon i run, i've taken the day off the next day. In fact
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