Most people have this perception that you have to be out there running for an hour and a half every day. But you don't have to give up your career and family to run a marathon. Jeff Galloway More Quotes by Jeff Galloway More Quotes From Jeff Galloway Our bodies crave exercise, and reward us in so many ways when we do so. Jeff Galloway rewards body exercise A lifestyle change begins with a vision and a single step. Jeff Galloway lifestyle vision steps Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack. Jeff Galloway athlete mind running We are designed to run and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so. Jeff Galloway increase chance running The label of 'marathoner' has, from the beginning, been awarded to those who went the distance under their own power, whether they ran, walked, crawled or tiptoed. When you cross that finish line, you've entered an elite group. About one-tenth of one percent of the population has done it. Don't let anyone take that great achievement away from you. Jeff Galloway distance groups achievement The marathon is a competition between your will and your possibilities Jeff Galloway marathon possibility competition I spent the first twenty years of my running career trying to run as many miles as I could as fast as I could. Then I spent the next twenty years trying to figure out how to run the least amount of miles needed to finish a marathon. And I've come to the conclusion the second way is much more enjoyable. Jeff Galloway careers running years When I finish a run, every part of me is smiling. Jeff Galloway running To finish will leave you feeling like a champion and positively change your life. Jeff Galloway champion feelings running The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you'll receive. But it's just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey. Jeff Galloway journey challenges negative Everyone has stress. A good run may not erase it, but it can reduce the effect and allow runners to gain control. Jeff Galloway stress may running Think chest/hips/ push, or CHP, when it's time for uphill running. Chest up, hips forward, push strongly off each foot. Jeff Galloway feet running thinking Marathon training doesn't have to be a grind. By running for about 30 minutes two times a week, and by gradually increasing the length of a third weekly run-the long run-anyone can finish a marathon. Jeff Galloway running two long We have a no puke rule. The purpose is performance, not puking. Jeff Galloway puke performances purpose When using the run-walk method to finish a marathon, the most important walk break comes in the first mile. The second most important one comes in the second mile, and so on. The point is, walk before you become fatigued. Jeff Galloway important running firsts If you're laboring up a steep hill, imagine that a towrope is attached to the center of your chest, pulling you steadily toward the top. Jeff Galloway steep hills imagine The most important force inside you for feeling better all the time is the will to get more fit. Jeff Galloway feel-better important feelings Find a way to enjoy parts of every run. Most of your runs should be mostly enjoyable. Jeff Galloway should running way Here is the start, there is the finish line. Between that, you have to run. Jeff Galloway finish-line lines running Even world class performers can benefit from walk breaks. Jeff Galloway benefits class world
