I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest.

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.

Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me.

Good health, peace of mind, being outdoors, camaraderie - those are all wonderful things that come to you when running. But for me, the real pull of running - the proverbial icing on the cake - has always been racing.