This week three years ago, I was training with Team in Training to run my first marathon and I became connected to the cause in a way that will forever be with me. It went something like this.

I knew that Leukemia was the kind of cancer kids can get. That was pretty concerning to me and I thought anything I ...

What a day!  I was up at 4am to drive to Lake Berryessa near Napa.  I'd never been up there, and was struck by how nice it is up there.  This has actually been a recurring theme during my training - seeing places for the first time and wondering why I've never seen them before.
The event was very small - I'm guessing there were 300 people there, which was a nice change of pace. ...