Back on the ‘Mill

After weeks of rehab from surgery, the day had finally come to begin running again. I stepped confidently on the … More

Ahead of Schedule

The traffic on I-95 near the airport was at a crawl. We hadn’t moved a mile in 10 minutes. It … More

“Snow day!” “It’s beautiful!” “I want just one big storm!” “Everything is so pretty and white!” Barf. We had our … More

Crunch, swish, crunch, swish. These were the sounds of the dry leaves on my front porch as I waded through … More

One month ago I completed my last workout before surgery. It was a trainer ride in the garage. As always, … More

“You’re getting the hip done”? The question came from an older, rounder gentleman standing at the check-in desk of the … More

“Wev’e been here five and half hours. And we are still waiting for Dr. Meyers to come back to the … More

Sorry to pause in the middle of my recent Newfoundland adventure, but quite a few people have asked about where … More

I ran along the night-darkened Chester Valley Trail alertly watching the path illuminated by my headlamp for ankle-breaking walnuts. It … More

Author’s note: I apologize in advance for any strange formatting, typos, etc. I’m publishing this from my iPad and it … More

Today was the big day. I had an appointment with Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. … More

“Couldn’t they just maybe do exploratory surgery? Or amputate and give me one of those fancy new artificial legs”? This … More