If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.
Every time I bomb out, I have to come back. I have a feeling after a bad race that my next one will be good.
No one who works a forty hour week will ever beat me.
Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.
The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability -- consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.