I’m no runner. Never have been. Not b’shert, meant to be. But I do know the difference between a sprint and a marathon. A sprint is an as-fast-as-you-can one-shot—for a brief spell. A marathon is about stamina—staying the course over 26.2188 miles. I know people who have trained for several marathons and nary a one of them began their training by running 26.2 and change miles on Day One. They build up to it. Various news articles this morning seemed to beat the drum of an underlying theme that no one is naming directly yet. Small is the new big.

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