Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Hal Higdon.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Hal Higdon is an American writer and runner known for his training plans. He is the author of 34 books, including the best-selling Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide. He has worked as a freelance writer since 1959, and has written a variety of subjects including a children's book that was made into an animated feature. He has contributed to Runner's World magazine longer than any other writer. He ran eight times in the United States Olympic Trials and won four World Masters Championships. He is one of the founders of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA).
It can be said that the first half of the marathon is 20 miles long; the second half, 6.2 more.
The pride in finishing a marathon is much greater than all the pain endured during the marathon.
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 find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.
The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.
Each runner's capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours.
Running long offers a dress rehearsal. Running long teaches the stress of lifting feet 5,000 times per hour. Running long builds confidence.
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.
It is not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.
Life is a series of hard and easy runs.
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.
Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I
chose to embrace hills.
Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.
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.
Rested, Refreshed, and Ready to run, the three Rs of peak performance.
We all have bad days and bad workouts, when running gets ugly, when split times seem slow, when you wonder why you started. It will pass.
Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately.
How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!
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 build in strength as you rest.
There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.
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.
Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem.
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.
Finish: Even if you run a slower than expected time, you succeed in any marathon when you finish.
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.
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 does it matter, as long as he puts his garbage out on Tuesdays?
Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.