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As I write this, I am lying in bed at a hotel. It is midnight, and my mind is all over the place. I am in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois, for a funeral for a friend of mine. He and I have not talked or connected in a while. I wish I had taken the time to reach out and check in. His death came out of nowhere; he had recently returned the week before to celebrate his mother's 50th birthday. He got home from the flight, laid down for a nap, and passed away in his sleep. He wa

When I was training for my marathon, I would be the first to say that 70% of the time, I did not want to get up and go. With my work schedule and meetings throughout the day, sometimes my work days would be 12-14 hours. Thus, most of my runs had to be at 4 a.m. due to the time it took to complete the run, get home to shower, and get ready for work. Getting up at 4 a.m. would give me enough time to prepare for my day. As you can imagine, that was not always easy, and I was not