If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people,' you'd better live real close to a real good hospital.
I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.
My mom is great and I make sure that we pray together before every race. She helps me put everything in perspective and remind me of the real reason I run.