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

I want to run until I can't run

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.

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.

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.

A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.