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“Time is running out.” That thought flashed through my head just now at the Houston Airport. Same as when I passed the exact spot 40-something days ago. The phrase came to me again because I remembered saying goodbye to my last fellow competitor/new friend, Trish Hepworth of Canada, on the return home after running the …
One question we sometimes hear from potential kidney donors is: “What if I donate a kidney now, then at some point in the future my remaining kidney fails and I need a transplant?” In fact, living kidney donors may be less likely to be diagnosed with kidney disease than the general public. All potential living …
If you are thinking about or planning to donate a kidney, you may be wondering how long it will take to recover from the kidney donor surgery. The recovery time after living kidney donation surgery will vary depending on several factors, including the type of surgery (laparoscopic vs traditional kidney removal) and the donor’s individual …
I donated a kidney in January 2017 while I was on active duty military service, and donated to a West Point classmate and Army veteran. Did you know there are over 100,000 people in the United States waiting for a kidney donation to save their life? And that a donation from a living donor has …
“There be dragons” was the label affixed to very old maps, including what’s now known as the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It was always metaphorical. There are no actual dragons. Even if everyone didn’t know it then (or now). But dragons exist. They can’t be seen, only felt. They don’t have wings or tails, …
43 miles, Stage 5 complete. I’ll finish 3rd overall. I started the day about 2 minutes back of 2nd place, the Japanese runner nicknamed “Mori Mori” (or just “Mori” for short) up on me. I was with him until about the midpoint today, and then sometime after mile 20 he dropped me and I didn’t …
I’ve just completed the 4th stage, but before I share how that went, I’ve got to tell you a story about the sandstorm on Tuesday afternoon. You may remember a few years ago when there was extreme rain and wind in Washington, D.C., and the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington …
Today is Wednesday, and I’m typing from an adobe event center somewhere outside of San Pedro de Atacama. A sandstorm forced us to evacuate from normal race camp. Yesterday was the 3rd stage of the race. It was the worst terrain I’ve ever run through. “False floor” dirt that looked solid but fell through to …
An update from the highest and driest desert in the world–I can attest to the really high and the really dry. After coming together in the town of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, on Saturday, 118 runners from 39 countries boarded a bus a to head a couple hours north for Camp 1. It’s a …