My Marathon Sermon 2026

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Each year I serve as the Co-Chaplain for the Religious Services start of the New York City Marathon.

I no longer run the race. (I ran NYC 12 times and completed 27 marathons in my running “career.”) Still, I return to Staten Island to be present at the start to to share God’s love, and to talk and pray with the runners who attend our services.

This morning I helped to officiate five different services. I miss the big race. It still holds a special place in my heart, but I am also glad to be able to inspire the runners before they embark on their own 26.2 mile journeys.

The following is my sermon from this year:

NYC Marathon Sermon 2026

Today is a glorious day, one of the best of the entire year, we are at the start of the greatest race and were are in the greatest city in the world. 

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A Wonderful Day (and Book Talk) in Massapequa, NY

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On October 3, 2026, I enjoyed one of the best book talk experiences of life as an author with the wonderful people at the Historical Society of Massapequa.

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8 Miles? That’s Dopey!

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When I ran the WDW Marathon on January 12, 2025, I knew that was going to be the last time that I would cover the 26.2 mile distance. It was my 27th marathon and it was coming as the last leg in the Dopey Challenge – an endurance event I wanted and needed to accomplish to put a capstone on my marathon “career.”

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My Kingdom for a Horse…

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As most know, I am diligently working on my three-volume series of books titled West Point at Gettysburg.

This series tells about the lives of every single West Point graduate, both Union and Confederate, who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.

I have toured the Gettysburg battlefield many times and have conducted research with the National Park Service staff using the vast resources at the battlefield park. When I visit the battlefield, I feel at home because I am visiting a place that has become very very familiar to me.

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The Greatest New York Yankees By Uniform Number

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The history of the Yankees in a way no one has ever told it before – by the numbers they wore on their backs.

The Greatest Yankees By Uniform Number is a completely original look at the history of the New York Yankees, not by decades or championships, but through the uniform numbers worn by the players.

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Paul Semendinger as a Contributing Author (Baseball Publications)

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I have worked as a contributing author for the following baseball publications with SABR and the IBWAA:

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