I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more.
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 did 'My Fair Lady' for almost 3 1/2 years, eight performances a week. It was a marathon.
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.
Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.
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.
In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon.
