Whether you are training for an ultra marathon, starting a business or running a successful blog, cultivating good habits is the key to mastery.

无论你是在接受超级马拉松的训练，还是想要创业，亦或是要开创一个成功的博客，培养良好的习惯是取得成功的关键。

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This description of a 62-mile (100-km) “ultra-marathon” in Hokkaido might suggest that, if not a madman, Haruki Murakami, Japan’s foremost “running novelist”, is a very focused man.

从此番关于在北海道举行的”超级马拉松”的描述，我们也许可以感觉到：村上春树，作为日本最著名的”长跑小说家”，如果不是一个疯子，必定是一位异常执着的人。

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Scott Jurek has been called the "King of Pain" and the greatest ultra-marathoner ever. Ultra-marathons can be 125 miles longer than a typical 26-mile marathon.

斯科特·尤雷克被人们称为“痛苦之王”也是史上最了不起的超级马拉松选手。比起一般26英里长的马拉松，超级马拉松的长度可能要多出125英里。

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Mr Gill decided to take on an Ultra Marathon because it was "a little bit stupid".

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We switched on the TV to watch the midnight countdown, but instead, a documentary about Canadian ultra-marathon runner Ray Zahab caught our attention.

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"Winning an initial victory here is just incredible, " said the American runner, who first took part in the ultra-marathon four years ago.

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