I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

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

The best way to become a mentally tough runner is to believe that you're a mentally tough runner

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

I race kind of sparingly.

But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.