Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut repetitions and hill repeats that buckly your knees - at that moment in almost every race when you ask yourself how much you're willing to hurt to catch one more runner - you can draw strength and inspiration from your running mates.

Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder.

Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.

There's no such thing as a bad carbohydrate.

We (ultra runners) alternate between depression and stupidity.