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….

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

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

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….

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

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….

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….

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….

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

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

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….

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

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

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….

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

The marathon is like a bullfight..

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 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….

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive w….