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

Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer.

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.

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.

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.

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective.