With My Runners Now, They

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.

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 Want To Stay With Him But You Don't Have The Leg Speed. The Marathon Is Slow Enough That Anyone Can Stay With You If He Wants, If He Has The Will. The Marathon Is Ultimately A Test Of Will.

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

I'd Rather Run A Gutsy Race, Pushing All The Way And Lose, Than Run A Conservative Race Only For A Win.

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.