boston

Dylan,

My friends Steve and Kevin have convinced me to run the Boston Marathon with them next April, which means I'll have to finish my first full marathon in a qualifying time of 3:15:59 or better, and do it before the end of this year. Of course, that means I'll need to start running again. And soon.

Training as a distance runner is where I've learned many of the most important lessons about life. Hopefully, as this endeavor re-surfaces some of the sharper edges of those lessons, I'll be able to illuminate them here for your future edification.

It's no sure thing, hitting that qualifier. Not at all. But inside I know that I can do it, and that I want to do it. And I expect to see myself succeed.

I have five months and seven days.

Dad