You, too, can run a virtual race. Lace up your shoes, and start moving! On November 10, I finished the virtual Tip to Tip Great Florida Traverse — All the Way — 901 mile ultramarathon in 204 hours; 42 minutes; and 10 seconds. …

Enjoy the peace and solitude of great cross training. — Finally, Snowshoeing Snow! The last time I went snowshoeing was on March 21, 2018 on the second day of spring. We got 10 inches of snow. In 2019, there was no snow to speak of. In December 2020, we got a couple of inches but not enough for snowshoeing. Finally, in January 2021…

Be the angel among angels. — I don’t need to tell you. We are living in extremely overwhelming and difficult times. One way I cope with difficult times and challenges is to run. Journaling is another way I cope. It’s good therapy. Journaling is healing and restorative. I document the difficult experiences. …

She’s unstoppable and continues to set USA and World Records. — I never tire of interviewing Pamela Chapman Markle. And she never tires of running grueling hours and distances, and setting USA and world records in in her age group, not even during the Covid-19 pandemic. I recently interviewed Pamela about what it’s been like during the pandemic. It hasn’t been…

A memoir of family, love, determination, resiliency, hope, and always questioning and following the data. — What is Castleman disease? Read Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action and be astonished by David Fajgenbaum’s harrowing medical journey with this deadly disease. That he lived to write about it, and become a leading authority and advocate for finding treatment and a cure for…

Patients need to be alert and doctors need to acknowledge their error and apologize to patients. — Have you experienced a medical error? Have you been harmed by a medical error? Do you know someone who is permanently harmed or has died as a result of a medical error? In her latest book, When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error, attending physician at Bellevue Hospital…

Why I Ran the 24 Hr 50K+ Solo Challenge and Why I’m Running the Tip to Tip Great Florida Traverse 901 Mile Ultramarathon. — Running for Cancer Caregivers In 2020, approximately 1.8 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. A 2018 ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) report shows that the number of cancer caregivers in the U.S. ranges from a startling 2.8 to 6.1 …

Put these books on your summer reading list. — The Books in My Life Years ago at our local library’s used book sale I came across a paperback book titled The Books in My Life. As a bibliophile with over 1,200 books in my house, the title resonated with me. I opened the book and discovered it was signed by its British author Colin…

I safely ran the Blue Ridge marathon in my neighborhood. — Winner I was excited to be one of the winners of a free registration to the Blue Ridge marathon during a fun running related Q & A hour on Twitter hosted by @Bib Rave. I was looking forward to running Blue Ridge, dubbed “America’s toughest road marathon” on April 18 along…