Running is a very natural activity. If you get too caught up, you find yourself constantly seeking to make running something that it isn't. You should let it be what it is - a very simple activity. Running has become too complicated for many people and they wind up turning sour on the sport, or losing the focus of their direction.

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.

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.

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.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.

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