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

The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.

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.

In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

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

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