Race Quotes by Hal Higdon

Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

— Hal Higdon

I finished a marathon

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

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…

— Hal Higdon

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

The most important day in any running program is rest. Rest days give your muscles time to recover so you can run…

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more.

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted…

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you…

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

I run, therefore I am. And given the years improved fitness adds to our lives, if I did not run, maybe I…

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon

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

— Hal Higdon