I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization.

You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.

Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them.

I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.