Too busy to blog

Three days until the marathon, and things have been too crazy to enter new posts. So as I say goodbye, I can share the quote that adorns the May page of my Runner's World calendar: "any day that I'm too busy to run is a day that I'm too busy."

Good luck to all the runners on Saturday, thank you to the hundreds of volunteers helping with this event. And thanks for reading.

Why do you run?

If running, especially distance running, has helped you make a fresh start or given you new perspective, write and tell me about it. In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing runners' stories about why it is they choose to put one foot in front of the other and log all those miles.

Don't be shy. The great thing about this sport is that, no matter how different we may seem on the surface, deep down we have a lot in common. I've learned that over and over again, every time I share a run with someone new.