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

You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.

I'm constantly searching for the truth amidst a sea of confusion and uncertainty.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

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

I am thankful that there are different seasons in life and training. I have learned to embrace each season realizing how important it is to allow the body, mind and spirit to fully cycle through each. My current season of marathon training is my favorite. I love the simple life of training and going after a goal with everything I have.

I think sometimes you can study guys and build them into giants that they are not.