This race is for him. I'm dedicating my spring season to him.

Not being with the team, it was weird. I was at the funeral and I was thinking about how the team was doing. But if I would have been with the team — and I had that option — I wouldn't have been in the right state of mind to run.

It has to be more than just a race for me. It's going to be a big race for me because I'm doing it for him. This will be the biggest race of the season for me.

I can't always rely on my kick. Chris Muniz from Suffern was next to me the whole way and he's only going to get better. ... I just have to go out harder. I have to trust myself.