American athletes, especially distance runners, are at a big disadvantage against the rest of the world. We're expected to live by all the rules, like not being able to coach, but still train and make our own living.
If anybody wants to beat me, let them run a world record.
Nobody likes tainted victories.
Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
I'm the one who has made all the sacrifices. Those are my American records, not the country's.
You probably choose x-country because you were too small to play football.