Quote of the Day — Be Prepared to Train Hard
© Kevin Morris
“To be a champion you must be prepared to train very hard.” — John Ngugi
Training very hard does not necessarily mean training in excess or at max intensities 24/7. A lot of times training very hard means having a high degree of discipline and follow-through.
Yes, you have to run a lot and do a lot of fast running to become a champion. But you also have to commit to the process and be hyper consistent with your training for years on end.
Rudy Chapa got up at 5:30 am in the morning everyday running 5 - 10 miles before school. He and his high school teammates regularly ran 100-mile weeks in training and all kicked butt in the 1970s because of it.
The key to their success wasn’t running 100-mile weeks, that was the result of having the discipline of getting up every day at 5:30 am to go running.