Where did you run today? Now there's a question you don't often hear.

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That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences.

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His name, Buzz, fits. He can buzz along at 40 miles an hour when his genetic memory moves him.

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That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.

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They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions.

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Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well.

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Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

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A course never quite looks the same way twice. The combinations of weather, season, light, feelings and thoughts that you find there are ever-changing.

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The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.

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I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course.

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