The new course is balanced: got about 250 feet on the front half and about 170 feet on the back half. It's perfect to keep people from going out too fast.

It's a pretty unique concept, and it's pretty new technology.

It's a lot easier to haul around 2,000 songs now than it ever was,

I told Paul he'd need to run a sub-29 to get the record, and it didn't seem to faze him at all. The guy is definitely in race shape.

This has been a planned separation. We weren't surprised. We didn't have the rug pulled out from under us. There's been a six-year trend to have the marathon stand on its own two feet.

Following examination, it has been determined (the powder) was not a dangerous material.

This opens some opportunities that we haven't had before with the exclusive branding. It will be free of this overpowering corporate presence.

We saw a lot of sunburn last year.

We know it's a dynamic situation, but it's totally premature to talk about delays or postponement. Runners need to be prepared and dress for the weather.

We had a lot of plans to help the community and make it better. For all of this to come up, it's been a deterrent. We can't get things done on schedule.