Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.

Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from it and believe that you'll win the next one, knowing that you'll probably lose that as well. All the time you have to keep believing that one day you will win.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere