“You know, we lose more homes every year to flooding than we do any other event in America.” Quote by Russel Honore
“Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.” CountryActionLastsPoliticalWaitingMinutesMassTraditionOur CountryThings To DoRight ThingOfficialsKatrinaLast MinuteAhead Of TimeEvacuation Author:Russel Honore
“But it is nice to know that you have other races lined up, because sometimes you can get so focused on your next marathon that it can become kind of unhealthy in some ways. So it's nice to have something else to slap you in the face and say, all right, there is life after the Olympics.” KnowsWayKindSometimesFacesNextRaceNiceFocusedOlympicsMarathonUnhealthySlap Author:Ryan Hall
“For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.” WorldYearsBigsHugeTrack Author:Ryan Hall
“I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.” CitiesNew YorkReturnExcitedNew York CityMarathon Author:Ryan Hall
“I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team.” KnowsWorldKnow HowRecordsTeamWorld Records Author:Ryan Hall
“I may not drink an electrolyte beverage during the race. If I am running in an hour, I won't need one. But if you're running an hour-and-a-half to two hours or more, maybe you need a little bit of the electrolytes.” IfsNeedsMayLittlesTwoRunningBitsHoursRaceHalfDrinkLittle BitBeverages Author:Ryan Hall
“I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.” ThinkingOpportunitySeeingPressureIncrediblesMedalBeijing Author:Ryan Hall
“I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.” FeelsTryingAblePossibilityTrainingDistanceTemptationMarathonHow You FeelIndicators Author:Ryan Hall