2. Be willing to work as hard as necessary.
3. Be willing to risk failing if necessary.
4. Refuse to quit, and be willing to suffer.
5. Learn to observe your body's response to training, and be wary of fatigue symptoms.
6. Get help from experts by reading and observing.
7. Learn from the experiences of heroes from the past and rivals from the present.
8. Develop a progressive full-force training program for speed and endurance that includes running mechanics, weight training and flexibility exercises.
9. Stay hydrated, and master recovery techniques.
10.
Be willing to give up entertainment
and non-essential activities to make time for an all-out training program.Corbitt, 83, has completed approximately 200 marathons and ultramarathons, including last year's 303-mile walk in six days, an age-group record. The first black U.S. marathoner in Olympic history by age 33, he became a 100-miler by 50 and ran 134.7 miles in 24 hours by age 54, an American record.
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