A runner who does well understands negative splits. If you train for it and you understand negative splits, you'll do well.

They are youth groups, church groups. Some are in their second and third generation.

It's a daunting task, but they're very successful.

Runners who train on hills will do well. You have to keep them in mind.

As the community has grown and traffic has increased, our concerns for runner safety and quality of experience have created the need to make these adjustments.

We have a big role to play in developing livable communities.

People make the decision about where to live not just on safety and security issues but access to trails, programs and facilities for their leisure time.

Our focus has never been on fast runners. That's why there's no prize money. . . . In terms of attracting big names, our philosophy is we want to provide this quality of service to our runners.

There are some really renowned artists that come to this festival and don't do any other street shows other than ours. They like the quality of the people that come.

We're spread out over two blocks and there's lots of fun things. Some families make this a family reunion event. It's a feel-good kind of thing. There's something for everybody.