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

Again, racing for me was about energy management.

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.

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.

Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?

I also held several masters running titles.