In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yoursel…

Haruki Murakami
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In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be. ✨ Haruki Murakami (2011). What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, p.10, Random House
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