Hal Higdon Quotes

• Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.

  Hal Higdon

  Motivational, Running, Hurt

  Hal Higdon (2005). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide”, p.344, Rodale

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• Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Dream, Let It Go

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• There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

  Hal Higdon

  Inspirational, Sports, Running

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• Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I
  chose to embrace hills.

  Hal Higdon

  Strong, Hate, Cycling

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• It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.

  Hal Higdon

  Running

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• Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Motivation, Keys

  Hal Higdon (2011). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons”, p.207, Rodale

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• The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Pain, Pride

  Hal Higdon (2005). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide”, p.347, Rodale

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• I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no longer be.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Years, Add

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• We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Workout, Bad Day

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• The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run again. Your muscles build in strength as you rest.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Giving, Important

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• Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Life Is, Easy

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• Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.

  Hal Higdon

  Training, Miles, Interest

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• What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Workout, Often Is

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• Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Judging, Judgment

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• Rested, Refreshed, and Ready to run, the three Rs of peak performance.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Three, Peak Performance

  Hal Higdon (2011). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons”, p.157, Rodale

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• The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Race, Joy

  Hal Higdon (2011). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons”, p.17, Rodale

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• Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Succeed, Marathon

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• The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Pain, Differences

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• Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Often Is, Hours

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• Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours.

  Hal Higdon

  Unique, Training, Comfort

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• I double-knot my shoe laces. It's a pain untying your shoes afterward-particularly if you get them wet-but so is stopping in the middle of a race to tie them.

  Hal Higdon

  Pain, Shoes, Ties

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• Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, People, Feel Good

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• Running long offers a dress rehearsal. Running long teaches the stress of lifting feet 5,000 times per hour. Running long builds confidence.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Stress, Feet

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• How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Worst

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• There's one rule of thumb that suggests that you need one day of recovery for every mile run in a race. Another rule of thumb...suggests one day...for every kilometer run in anger.

  Hal Higdon

  Running, Recovery, Race

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