The happiest I have ever seen my son was on graduation day! He actually smiled for a photo! Photo credit above: Me, I suck at photography as you can see! For any runner, particularly marathoners like myself, being prepared is essential. You have to put in the time, energy and effort to result in a great performance on race day although there are still no guarantees. The same is true for any parent about to drop their child off at college. You ideally want to also be read

No matter how hard you prepare, sometimes things do not go as planned. As I have said countless times, so many things have to fall into place to run a “perfect marathon” or well a PR marathon. Every time I line up for another 26.2, it is my complete intention to run a personal best marathon. It’s kind of WHY I do it! But we all know there are so many other factors that play into a successful race. The weather, the crowds, the course, injuries and the list goes on and on.