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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

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

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

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Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

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

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“For one thing, more and more women are running, outnumbering men in more and more marathons and half-marathons.”

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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.

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

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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.

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