Respect the Marathon and Walnut Squares

Sometimes you do everything right. You put your heart and soul into weeks/months of training but then, for reasons beyond your control, the big day doesn’t go as planned.  All we can do is try our best.  Put as much time and effort into achieving our goals as life will allow. A quote from Deena Kastor’s 2007 recap of her Boston Marathon experience. I was well prepared and optimistic for this race. I was more fit for this race than when I ran a personal best and won the London Marathon last spring. This combination of facts is what is [...]