American runners have lost a little bit of the top. Most of the really good runners coming into town now aren't Americans. |
Nobody pays attention to me. In Atlanta, somebody would notice if I had junk food in my cart at the grocery store. I was a celebrity. It sounds strange, because some think this is why we do this, to become celebrities. But that's not true. I just like to be another part of the running community. |
Some say the reason it's a mecca is the altitude. But I never used that in my prime. I think there's a little more mythology to that than reality. |