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

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.

My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.

For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.

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

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.

Again, racing for me was about energy management.