The Marathon Is Like A Bullfight.

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.

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 267 U.s. Men Who Broke 2:20 In A Marathon, And By 2000 That Number Was Down To 27.

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 Conflicts. They Could Have Misunderstandings. Lots Of Stuff Can Happen.

I Had As Many Doubts As Anyone Else. Standing On The Starting Line, We're All Cowards.

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-die Situation For Them.