22 Quotes by Alan Culpepper

Yeah, it changes the dynamics of the race because he is such a big-time marathoner. And I definitely think it opens up a spot because someone of his caliber, even if he were coming in at 75 percent, would be a 2:10-type runner.

Look, we have that problem solved, because there are only three of them in the Olympics. We got 187 of them out of the way for you.

But for those of us in it, we're not as surprised as some other people are. We've seen it building.

I felt good; I was trying to be mindful of what was coming. There's always that balance. You have to race but pay attention that there's another 15 miles or so.

I feel like the bad conditions and the tough course is to my advantage, just because a lot of people are going to be disheartened when it starts going poorly,

For those of us who are in it and make our profession, we're probably not as surprised as other people. We've seen this coming for a while. We've seen this building. I think it is a new day, for sure.

For those of us in it, we're probably not as surprised as some other people are. We've seen this coming for a while. This has been a work in progress for the last 5 to 6 years.

Our sport needs spectator friendly and all the help it can get on that side. That adds to the allure of the race. And just from the mental side it helps you stay focused better knowing you do these loops and you're not just off on the course out in the middle of nowhere.

I thought he was some guy who jumped onto the course.