Naturally, they're good at it. What greater assurance could a 30-mile-a- week runner have than to be advised by a salesman who's clocked 10, 20 or 30 thousand miles in his running career?

They ran on Heartbreak Hill. They knew every crack, every crevice of the course. But we didn't want to run the Boston Marathon before we ran the Boston Marathon.

We were very excited. ... But we still know that we aren't where we want to be. We are where we want to be now, but our goals are so much bigger.

We're pleased with today, but for today only. The goal wasn't to be a good human interest story. The ultimate goal is to have the wreath put on an American's head.

I think we'd given in to the fact that the East Africans are supposed to dominate the race. And we haven't come up with a reason why.

Championship-level players play big in big games. And you can't go 20-0 without a great group of basketball players.

I was very impressed with Ottawa. Lots of depth, lots of guys that can shoot and make plays. And their posts work relentlessly, so you have to bring your 'A' game.