In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Many run primarily for the exercise, but others run to condition themselves for well-publicized races of various distances.
Fitness has always been one of my strengths. I can do all the long-distance runs. When I was at school and we entered the competitions, I used to do the 100m, 200m, and the 1500m as well, so it's never just been a pace thing.
Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.
We're constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth.
In my judgment, physical fitness is basic to all forms of excellence and to a strong, confident nation.
We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.
Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left between us as a human race.
Running is my solo time; working my muscles outside in fresh air is therapeutic.
I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness.
I've always liked to run. I did it from a conditioning standpoint, you know. I really enjoyed running, and I do it to stay in shape.
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