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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrFiq8YzdZk&w=560&h=315] The trailer sums up the focus of the movie. The key message is that pray changes things, and I am a witness.  It is ironic, I wanted to go to the movies on September 18,...

The life of a runner who happens to be a doctor. I am not just any doctor, I am an orthopedic surgeon. It sometimes has its privileges. Well, not lately when it comes to my injuries. I have been battling a foot injury for over a year. It...

The tease of preseason is almost over. While I love the month of August for a number of reasons, one being it is my birth month. I particularly love that August is NFL preseason. I know that the real thing is on the way. There are only a few more days until...

Ironically the name of my Chicago Ragnar group. Presently I have had a condition called plantar fasciitis. I have had it for a little over year off and on. Let me start with a little background on what plantar fasciitis is. Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition...

Life has been challenging lately. I don’t have my go to running to help me escape from the madness. I have had to learn to more deeply depend on God, friends, and family- my rock One of my new guilty pleasures is watching the show Entourage. I went to see the...

Anyone who really knows me knows that I love CHICAGO. Every since I was a child when we use to ride Amtrak to visit my relatives, I always had an admiration for the Windy City. My love has only grown over the years. It truly is my favorite city....

I have been reminded of this too often lately. I lost a good friend, and soror at the end of April of this year that I mentioned in a previous blog post.   Well two weeks ago I lost another friend from college. He was only 42. I was in total shook. I am too...

So I am still on the injured reserve list. I am working my way back to recovery. I actually ran a few minutes on National Running Day without any pain. Cross training is boring to me. I so wish I could run. Although I am glad summer is near, I do miss one of my...

I am on the injured reserve list. The injured reserve list or IR list is an official designation used by the National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League (NHL) for athletes who become injured and are temporarily unable to play. Well I am an injured runner...