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

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

- Hal Higdon

Motivation

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

- Hal Higdon

Motivation

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

- Hal Higdon

Motivation

"You didn't beat me. You merely finished in front of me."

- Hal Higdon

Resilience

"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."

- Hal Higdon

Resilience

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"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

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"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

- Babe Ruth

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"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

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"Never give up because great things take time."

- Adrian Williams

Perseverance