I love this stuff. At this point, it's not a marathon anymore, it's a sprint. We're running out of games, and every start is critical.

There is a whole new breed of marathoner who wouldn't even have considered running something like a marathon. In the past, people ran if they were exercise junkies. The marathon held the ultimate challenge for them.

To me, running a marathon is one of the ultimate challenges in sport. And for her to do it that many times, wow, she is a strong person. She knows her body, and she knows what she is capable of doing.

We control our own destiny. I'm sure it'll come down to those last three games in Boston.

It's pretty intense. It's not like running a marathon, but it is a mental strain.

When I explain it to people I tell them the decathlon is like running a marathon. You really can't get another one in. It takes a lot out of you. It takes a couple of weeks to recover.