The Marathon Is Like A Bullfight.

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.

I've Never Enjoyed My Running More. I Also Do 200 Sit-ups A Day, 60 Push-ups, And A Lot Of Stretching. I've Had Some Back Issues. I Think The Stretching Helps With That.

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 Can't Tell You Why A Particular Athlete Would Leave A Certain Coach, But I Can Tell You There Could Be Many Reasons. They Could Have Personality Conflicts. They Could Have Misunderstandings. Lots Of Stuff Can Happen.

Early In My Career I Was Accused Of Being Overconfident And Even Cocky, But I Really Was Confident That I Had Done The Training And Didn't See Any Other Reason To Say Otherwise.