Occupation: Runner Birth: August 7, 1958
Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-d….
With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year..
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 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 didn't give myself enough breaks during the training year to recover. I didn't understand the power of periodization..
The marathon is like a bullfight..
If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances..
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..
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'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..
You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner.
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'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 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'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win..
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 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..
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….