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

I'll never do that again!

I don't think I would have been such a good runner if I hadn't enjoyed it.

I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.

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.

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.

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