If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race-it's up to you.

Florida is wide open, ... With Bob Graham being in the race, virtually every one of the movers and shakers were committed to him. Now that he's out of the race, the race is wide open and the convention will basically be the kickoff for anyone of them who wants to compete here.

And I also coach Travis Chambers of Heritage, who place third in that race. So it's kind of like we went 1-2-3-4.

This has been about the fifth or sixth year that we have volunteered at the race. We enjoy going out there and meeting with the runners and helping them out. This really gives us a chance to support the community that has supported us over the last few years.

I've been going to the race since 1996.

It's a tough place to race and a tough place to survive.