I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.

Im not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.

I might have to consider coaching- I'm getting too old to be a world class runner and my mind isn't gone enough to become an official.

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

We need to be confident. We need not to blink.

Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning, middle, end, a story unfolding.

Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.