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.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.

Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon

Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?