Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any other reason to say otherwise.

With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year.

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.

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

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you're in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they think.

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