After we put my son to bed, my husband and I curl up and watch a movie or TV. That's when I finally put up my feet and have my glass of wine and a brownie.

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I have a power word that I use-when I qualified for the Olympics in 2008, it was fighter. That way when I'm in the race and I get to those dark moments, I can think of the word and it evokes that emotion for me.

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I don't feel like myself unless I run. It's how I deal with sadness and happiness. I need it. It's like therapy.

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I try to think about positive things - how great my form is, how my arms are swinging, my breathing, how loud people are cheering. My sports psychologist taught me there are a million things telling you you can't keep going, but if you find the things that say you can, you're golden.

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Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

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Hill sprints are good for everyone!

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Once you make the decision that you will not fail, the heart and the body will follow.

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Be unrelenting. If you don't believe, then who will?

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That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life it.

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You can't do in a race what you haven't prepared for.

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