Marathoning is a metaphor for life, so there are a lot of parallels you can draw. I tell people to follow your dream, follow your heart, follow your passion, run your own race and believe in yourself. I think anybody who wants to succeed has to have passion. My love for this sport, you can't instill it in someone else.

Winning is neither everything nor the only thing. It is one of many things.

Coffee doesn't do it for me; it's running that gets me going.

My philosophy on running is, I don't dwell on it, I do it.

Every time I fail, I assume I will be a stronger person for it. I keep on running figuratively and literally, despite a limp that gets more noticeable with each passing season, because for me there has always been a place to go and a terrible urgency to get there.

Keep varying the program. Your body will tell you what to do.

Recognize your victories.