The marathon can humble you.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Runners...you're competitive, but you want to have fun, too. You want to enjoy life. And runners really get to do that, I think-after we recover.

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

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

Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

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.