A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it.

Again, racing for me was about energy management.

I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

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.

I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon