In case you didn't know from his unmatchable work ethic, Larry Bird really enjoyed one of the conditioning parts of basketball, running. Larry spoke to Runners World about his love for running amongst other things, and the time he ran right before he scored 60 points vs the Hawks:
Two days before I scored 60 against Atlanta, there was this big five-miler outside of the Boston Garden [it was the 1985 Shamrock Classic]. I ran it in 32 and a half minutes, I think. So against Atlanta I was worried because my hamstrings were really tight, but I got loose and felt better and had a pretty good game, scoring the ball anyway.