Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any ot….

We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport..

I like the marathon because it's one race where you can find out who's really the toughest. On the track, sometimes a guy can just pull away, and you….

If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances..

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training..

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards..

I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding u….

I didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization..

You have to change things in order to get to where you want to go. And things might get worse. But if you're not getting where you want to be, alread….

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretch….

I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win..

I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed..

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they think..

The marathon is like a bullfight..

You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner.

I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy th….

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey ….

I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had go….

Winning times in the New York City Marathon have not dropped all that much over the years, but rather U.S. runners went backward. In 1983, there were….

I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality co….

I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, m….