Weeknotes: April 20–24, 2026

Monday, April 20

 For the second year in a row, Kenyan runners Sharon Lokedi and John Korir win their divisions at the Boston Marathon. Korir sets a new course record at 2:01:52. I do the math; that's a 4:39 pace, four minutes faster than my best marathon effort. Astounding! 

Since the Tigers are in Boston, they play the annual Patriots' Day morning game at Fenway, losing to the Red Sox, 6–8. I usually try to log a run of my own on Marathon Monday, but the best I can manage is a brisk evening walk. I put on my dad's old Air Force field jacket and ramble through town, up past the water tower, then loop back home through campus. 

This jacket has hung in my parents' closet since my dad completed his military service in the early-'70s. I've seen old photos of him in it, but my strongest memories are of my brother wearing it during his teenage delinquent period.

I noticed it in the hall closet while visiting my parents on Saturday and asked if I could take it home. "As long as you respect it," was my dad's reply. A day later, I showed it to my brother. "Is that the coat I went to jail in?"