I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes..

I can't even imagine what it's like to run for 5 or 6 hours..

Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution..

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled..

The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport..

I want to run until I can't run.

Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport..

If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk..

No one who works a forty hour week will ever beat me..

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble..

My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated..

A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically..

Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows..

The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability -- consistency, a sane approac….

Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after..

I often lose motivation, but it's something I accept as normal..

The marathon can humble you..

Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me..

Don't feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run..

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results..

Every race is totally different..