When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.

When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.

I was actually going to law school in 1972.

I also held several masters running titles.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.