The idea that the harder you work, the better you're going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.

Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine.

God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.

Don't give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.

There is no bad weather, just soft runners.