I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons.

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.

You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can then begin to reach your potential.

Numbers don't lie. You always seem to remember your workouts as being a little better than they were. It's good to go back and review what you do.

The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.

Three half-mile repeats on the track at 5-K race pace with a short recovery jog in between shouldn't scare anyone away-and it will improve your speed.

You train best where you are the happiest.