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 biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.

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

I also feel it usually takes four or five races to hit your best marathon for your body to be accustomed to the training AND the race itself.

Every race is totally different.

I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc

Hills are terrific for running