When's your next big race? Check out Ryan Hall's advice on goal-setting

Wise words from America's new great distance hope Ryan Hall -- well, his coach, actually, come in an informative interview up on the Running Times website here.

'One of Mahon's discoveries about his 25-year-old charge was that Hall needs a strong near-term racing focus in order to put in his best training. "We both came to realize that if he has too much time between big events then he gets lost," said Mahon. "We tried to use the summer as a low key arena where he could jump in some races and just see how things go. However, we learned that this doesn't really fit his style of running. Ryan is either doing something 100% or he is not doing it at all." '