I am very happy to announce that FROM COMPTON TO THE BRONX, Roy White’s autobiography (that I wrote with him) was just listed as one of the BEST BASEBALL BOOKS of 2023 in Sports Collector’s Digest.
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Month: November 2023
NYC Marathon Weekend 2023
I ran my first New York City Marathon in 2002. That seems like a long time ago. In subsequent years (2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2022) I also ran New York City. It is a race and experience like none other. It’s a race that touches my heart and my soul in many ways. I love the big city; always have. And I love running through it. I love the New York City Marathon.
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Bringing God Into Our Running Lives
The following is the sermon I delivered at the start of the 2023 New York City Marathon.
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One of my favorite passages in the Bible comes from Hebrews. Most runners are familiar with the passage as it reads:
“Let us run with perseverance, the race set before us.”
That, of course, is what we are here to do today. We are here to run, with purpose, and strength, using all our abilities and courage and confidence, that race, a big and mighty race, set before us.
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