Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others' expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.

Nobody said it's going to be easy. You have to dig into yourself. Think about your family. Think about the journey itself. THINK IN THE MOMENT.

Once you've committed yourself to something, pace yourself to the finish line.

But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.

Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others' expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.

Do the small things. If you are running a 10-12 minute mile take a mile off your plan for the day and use the 6 minutes before and after to stretch. A lot of the times we all want to go go go but it's important to stretch the calves and the hamstrings and nutritionally you know?

I think [my kids] are runners. They definitely have the background. I try to help them as much as I can.