There's always the feeling of getting stronger. I think that's what keeps me going.

I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.

You can actually suffer a little bit more going slowly than when you're going really fast. A faster marathon might even be easier than a slow one, in terms of what it takes out of you mentally.

How did I know you ran a 4:30 mile in high school? That's easy. Everyone ran a 4:30 mile in high school.

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing.

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.