I was a runner who happened to be a Christian. I needed to become a Christian who happened to be a runner.

It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.

I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!

I race kind of sparingly.

For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.

I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.

The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.