You go into the disease as one person and come out of it as a different person. It has changed my perspective on everything. Things that used to upset me no longer do.

For a couple of days after chemotherapy, food tastes really bland, even the best foods. I haven't been sick, but have been a little tired. I haven't lost any weight.

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.

There is something about the ritual of the race - putting on the number, lining up, being timed - that brings out the best in us.

Sustained motivation is essential to achieving your potential.

What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

When I came to New York in 1978, I was a full-time school teacher and track runner, and determined to retire from competitive running. But winning the New York City Marathon kept me running for another decade.