Life often throws obstacles in the way of goals, but every once in a while everything goes better than you plan. This was my experience of the 2017 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. In a way, this is where it all started. April 28, 2013, I ran my first half marathon at Oklahoma City. I registered…

Just yesterday, I got my official bib number and corral assignment for the 2017 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. It commemorates the loss of 168 lives, including many children, in the terrible 2001 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. The memorial is a solemn place worth a visit. In a moment of self-reflection, I look back…