Fifteen years ago on Easter Sunday, Adrian took me home to meet his parents. I quickly saw that on the course, Adrian was his Dad; confident, bold and determined. Off the course, Adrian was his mother’s son; quiet, gentle and measured, with his feet planted firmly on the ground. I was so curious about his […]

In October of 2005, I began training to run my hometown marathon: The Los Angeles Marathon. Though I did not have a natural talent for the sport, I had always been a fan of distance running. Growing up, I admired Joan Benoit and Mary Decker. In the summer of 1984, I got my braces off […]