Alberto Salazar

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any other reason to say otherwise. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

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