Many know about my ordeal these last two weeks. I haven’t posted anything since I had surgery. My head was foggy and body completely achy. I’ll share that if you’ve seen any ER shows or done any google searching for open heart surgery…well you understand what it all means and looks like. I had asked beforehand for a visual understanding of exactly what the surgery would be like…they asked if I wanted graphic details….sure….well that was gross. 😷 My bounce back was quick. My

God often asks hard things of us. things that make us uncomfortable. Not occasionally… not selectively… but consistently, throughout the entire story of Scripture and even throughout our own lives. There are moments that stretch us… and then there are moments that feel like they’re breaking us. This feels like one of those for me. I woke early this morning… before they come to begin preparing me for surgery. I wanted to read my bible. I needed peace, Needed comfort, Needed en

*Originally posted on Facebook, March 23, 2026 — written from a hospital bed the morning after the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon.* Spent a lot of time sitting here in the hospital bed…waiting. So I write. Tried to capture yesterday before its memory slips away. Not 82. The days leading up didn't feel right. Not the usual nerves…not the familiar "am I trained enough?" question that shows up before a race. This was different. Something deeper. An unease that sat in my bones…quiet

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First…26.2 miles is still…. HARD ! Not properly training for a marathon is just stupid…and I deserve the pain I’m about to endure. The start. The wait. The prep before. All so familiar. I don’t even have anxiety anymore. But there is a bit of energy that flows. Nervous energy about how I do. Regardless of my level of preparedness. My fueling before is much different these days. Needing to be different for a diabetic. March races can still be chilly….I hate chilly.

If you’ve visited Run Eugene Run over the last few years and wondered where I went — this one’s for you. First, an apology. I didn’t disappear because the mission faded. I disappeared because life expanded. Since my race in Peru — one of the most physically demanding and soul-stretching experiences of my life — the miles have continued, even if the updates haven’t. And for that silence, I owe you honesty. The Truth About the Last Few Years After Peru, I expected momentum. Wha

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