4. Yet Another Blog.............................................87
5. Why I Backpack...............................................89
6. Steward.........................................................91
7. The Value of a Known Point...............................94
8. Still in Tension................................................ 97
9. Keep Moving or Turn Back...............................101
10. Immanuel With Us..................................................105
11. Post-Christmas Prayer............................................108
12. Happy Easter, I Need Jesus...................................109
13. No Telling Who I'll Bump Into, 15th Marathon......112
14. Still Learning from Doing, 16th Marathon..............115
15. Best Trail Magic......................................................119
16. Layering..................................................................123
17. I Remember You.....................................................127
18. Cannot Be Explained Medically..............................130
19. Start Again..............................................................132
20. Frustrating People for 25 Years..............................135
21. Fifteen Minutes Matter...........................................138
22. I Broke a Rib...........................................................142
23. Worshiping Porcelain..............................................145
24. Fast & refocus.........................................................146
25. Eleven Minutes.......................................................149
26. 4x4x48: Toward Birthday Endurance......................151
27. 4x4x48: Toward Physical Resilience........................160
28. 4x4x48: Toward Life Change..................................167
29. Things I Don't Like..................................................174
30. Be Still or Act..........................................................175
31. Gratitude.................................................................178
32. Grief........................................................................186
AT THIS POINT
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BENCHMARK History/Foundations.......................190
Part 3
1. April 17, 1993, An Open Letter.................................192
2. What's a benchmark?................................................203
3. Frustrating People for 25 Years,
March 15, 2018 Dinner Address................................205
4. We're OK...................................................................211
5. 2022 Ask the Founder-Almost-Anything
About BENCHMARK.................................................213
6. These Colors Have Meaning: Red, Black, White.......225
The End: Tell Me "Bye".............................................231
Endnotes....................................................................239
Influential Books.........................................................246
