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The Secret to Running: Not Running - WSJ.comPublished by
The Secret to Running: Not Running
Updated September 19, 2012, 8:53 p.m. ET By SCOTT CACCIOLAAfter Bernard Lagat competes Saturday in the Fifth Avenue Mile, he plans to do something that would feel completely foreign to many elite runners: He will toss his sneakers in a closet and pig out for the next five weeks. No running. No sit-ups. No heavy lifting, except for a fork. For a handful of top-notch athletes, including Lagat and fellow U.S. Olympians Matthew Centrowitz and Leo Manzano, Saturday's race will mark the end of a taxing year of competition. There were long training runs last fall, indoor races last winter and meets throughout Europe this summer. Lagat is ready for a long break, so he is going to take one—just like he has every fall since 1999. "Rest," he said, "is a good thing." Read the full article at: online.wsj.com
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