Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

One day you are happy and laughing and the next you are crying.

Running gives me a clearer perspective on the world, and it makes me feel special. I've never been a traditional tourist. I've always seen the world by running, and that has allowed me to view things in a different way. Places look different in the early-morning hours, when the streets are deserted.

Every day I spend time on the treadmill. I am walking faster, stronger and harder than I was two months ago.

Contrary to a common myth, while there are general guidelines, there is no exact 'right' way to run ... I am amazed by the many ways people move forward.

Even today, in retirement, I find it very distracting if there is conversation during a run. I work out as much for my head as I do for my body. I'm a thinker. A lot of my ideas come to me more easily when I am running. That is why I like to run in the morning.