The marathon is like a bullfight.

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

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

You have to change things in order to get to where you want to go. And things might get worse. But if you're not getting where you want to be, already, in a sense, it's as bad as it can get.

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

I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.