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 Copy Share Image
Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem. — Hal Higdon Copy Share
The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
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… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
“It is not how much training you do as much as it is how well you recover from it. Because if you do not… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit. — Hal Higdon Copy Share
The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon. — Hal Higdon Copy Share
I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I would no… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
“For one thing, more and more women are running, outnumbering men in more and more marathons and half-marathons.” — Hal Higdon Copy Share
Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours. — Hal Higdon Copy Share
What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately. — Hal Higdon Copy Share
We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge… — Hal Higdon Copy Share
