*Originally posted on Facebook, March 23, 2026 — written from a hospital bed the morning after the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon.* Spent a lot of time sitting here in the hospital bed…waiting. So I write. Tried to capture yesterday before its memory slips away. Not 82. The days leading up didn't feel right. Not the usual nerves…not the familiar "am I trained enough?" question that shows up before a race. This was different. Something deeper. An unease that sat in my bones…quiet