Early In My Career I Was Accused

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 All The More Rewarding.

If You Want To Achieve A High Goal, You're Going To Have To Take Some Chances.

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 Up. My Other Arteries Haven't Shown Any Additional Clogging.

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 Good Marathon Coaches - Both Brad Hudson And Me. He's Figured Out The Fueling. He's Got This Incredible Aerobic Engine. But Something's Still Wrong.

We May Train Or Peak For A Certain Race, But Running Is A Lifetime Sport.