Never, in all my years of running, including the questionable distances I've run, have I woken up on the day of a race and thought to...

I was nervous.  I had been nervous since Tuesday when I talked race-day strategy with my coach.  The gravity of what I was about to do...

I forgot how long it takes your body to recover from such an effort.

I know the first five miles of this course like the back of my hand...