Hal Higdon Quotes

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 one day…for every kilometer run in anger.

Life is a series of hard and easy runs.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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