My beginnings with endurance running began when endurance running really began in the U.S. – at the starting line in Squaw Valley in 1974 with my father, Dr. Bob Lind, and a notable runner, Gordon Ainsleigh.  Since age 7, the sport has been an integral part of the Lind family.  And for the past 16 years, giving back to that sport as a coach is the least I can do for something that has shaped my life.