I'll never beat him either. But it's logical to emulate him. At the risk of sounding cheesy, I try to mimic him when my legs are wasted. As my form degrades, I'll picture him passing by the other pros in Kona last fall. He's running tall, his head is on a frozen rope, and the turnover is smooth, even at mile 25. That usually helps me straighten myself up, and generally provides some relief to my legs. You can never fully understand the importance of form until you've beat the pavement for 2-3 hours on dead legs.

I don't think I can even begin to describe why I'll never beat Macca. Unless of course we're talking about Wii Sports, because I'll freaking take him to school on some Wii Tennis.

I run sooooo fast down hills, very similar to that I think. I have a long stride, a quick turnover and not many joint problems on the downhills so I always seem to pass people....but the transition back to the flats always leaves me hurting!

I won't beat Macca because he is an animal in every other aspect of the race too ;-)