As with the Marathon

A retrospective In life, dark times are a given. The marathon is no different. We plan, we prepare, we pray, however, it’s not so much a question of if but when the hard times hit and for how long they last. Part of the training is learning how to accept this in advance, so when […]

Reaffirming Value

Boston 2017 Setbacks are humbling reminders that the achievement of finishing a marathon is inseparable from the achievement of making it to the starting line. No runner, however studious, is impervious to the likelihood of an unwanted disruption to “the plan”.  My first setback in the lead-up to Boston threatened to strike about 14 weeks before it began. I […]