During race week we still get buses that will stop by. If there's a race even close to here, people will stop to see a game or just buy a shirt or a hat.

Pending a resolution of the insurance process, I would be very optimistic that there will be a race meeting here next year. Hopefully that would be resolved by the end of March.

The key is judging how fast you should go the first half of the race. All world records now and throughout history at 10,000 meters and above are won off of negative splits. That's where you run slower in the first half than you do in the second half. The real key for the elite runner is to know, 'What is a negative split for me?' and to run them relatively close to even splits so, 'I am in control.' Once you reach a certain level of fatigue, there is no recovering from it in a distance race.

People will race our event simply because of the terrain and scenery in the (Shenandoah) Valley and the people.

Race will fall away if you show the humanity of people.

It will force people to challenge themselves and really examine where we stand in terms of race.