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It's not fun to be injured, and not fun to limp back to where we once were before forced to suspend training. So try not to get hurt. #RunWithHal
Hal Higdon
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Hal Higdon
@higdonmarathon
Lifetime marathoner (111 total), contributing editor Runner's World, & best-selling author. Creator of time-tested, training plans for runners of all levels.
- Five Reasons to Run a Half Marathon 1. You get to stop early. 2. You need to train less. 3. Half the distance, twice the fun. 4. Less pain afterwards. 5. Your non-running friends won't know the difference anyway.
- Do runners still attach training plans to their refrigerators? As part of our Web site update, we are planning to add printer-friendly versions of all our charts. Is this a welcome option?
- Many runners claim the sunrise hours as their own time. Getting out early in the morning can clear the cobwebs from your head and provide focus for your day. There's something very powerful about rising every morning and getting out on the road before anyone else. We are runners
- Many runners claim the hours around sunrise as their own time. Getting out early in the morning can clear the cobwebs from your head and provide focus for your day. There's something very powerful about rising every morning and getting out on the road.
- At some point, we all slow down. But if you run and maintain a healthy lifestyle, you will look and feel a lot better than those who do not.
- Do you want to improve as a runner? The key to improvement is consistency. Much more than any fancy training schedule featuring interval training, tempo runs or hill repeats. Just run day after day, week after week, year after year at a level where you do not become injured.
- "Fast running isn't forced. You have to relax and let the run come out of you." —Desiree Linden
- I don't recognize the adjective "slow" when it comes to running. All runners I know are fast, no matter at what speed they run. If you worry about being perceived as a slowpoke, simply compare yourself to those potatoes, who never get off their couches.
- "I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself." —Meb Keflezighi,
- As far as I am concerned the words "too slow" do not exist when it comes to long runs. Cover the distance. Save your fast running for other days of the week.
- "If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal." —Rob de Castella
- Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.... It's far better to live with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe running helps you to do that. ― Haruki Murakami
- Just get out and run. Get your heart rate up to 80-90% a couple of days a week, do a lot of running at 60-70% the rest of the week and once a week throw in something in between. Don’t forget to take a day or two off. Training is not that complicated unless we make it so.