The best runners every year are those who race out way too fast.

Kids are afraid that if they race too fast they will get tired. Way too much fear and way too little COURAGE.

Wanting to win races is detrimental to courage. You tend to run too conservatively because you want to wait and sprint. If you are there to force the pace, to CREATE greatness rather than to have greatness, Courageous moves are a part of your race.

I never did cross training or lifted weights or put anything between myself and my passion for running.

My key to victory was that I always went out way too fast. Too fast erases every other race strategy out there. Everyone is hanging on for dear life or they give up.

Set a master goal for your running and for your life...

I always enjoyed the training more than I did the racing. There was a high level of anxiety in racing that I did not enjoy. Training runs set me FREE. I could imagine the race in my mind and race as if it were the actual race.