Hal Higdon Quotes

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• It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.
• There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.
• 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…
• 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…
• Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.
• 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.
• I finished a marathon
• The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.
• How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!
• In the big city, if the man next door happens to be a slum landlord, a Mafia bag man, or a long distance runner, what…
• Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.
• The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.
• 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…
• Different people have different reasons for racing, but one is simply the incentive to get out and run, increase mileage and feel good.
• Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.
• It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more.
• Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.
• Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.
• 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…
• 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…

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