Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.
The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.
With the case of running, it really is a case of get out, set yourself a distance, run it, and then do it again the next day. It's tremendously simple.
If I am training on a holiday, most likely nobody else is - and that gives me the edge. If I'm supposed to run for 20 minutes and I get back and it's only been 19:34, I'm going to jog in a circle for 26 more seconds. I'm never going to cut it short.
There is no way in my right mind I would contemplate running 26 miles-plus unless it involved a chase with Pamela Anderson.
The best way to fill time is to waste it.
In 2008, Pistorius was the only guy who could run under 22 seconds at 200 m. So I said I would run as fast as that in London. I practised; I trained.
My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon.
A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable.