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As we stood in the early dawn on Liberty Avenue with 30,000 other runners and the loudspeakers played God Bless America, a lone flag waved above the crowd from an office building as the sun peeked its way into the sky. We thought about and talked … [Read more]
The first rainbow arched against the sky in front of me in a perfect rendition of colors. As I ran towards it, I had time to fully examine the pastel hues and the blending between them. The rain fell heavily on us and the fellow runners in the … [Read more]
I lay flat in the trail wondering if I was going to be able to get up and if anything was broken. It was only mile three, and there were 28 miles left in the race. What I didn’t know then is that I would take a much worse fall 14 miles later … [Read more]
When you think of Miami, you think of palm trees, cruise ships, convertibles, sandy beaches, warm sunny temperatures and South Beach. For Michelle and me, the day was all about the ING Marathon and Half Marathon. The race was due to start at … [Read more]
When the lead guide Jacob told our team that we had about three hours to go to get to the summit of Mount Vinson, it seemed like I would not be able to make it. We had been climbing on summit day for about five hours and I had a headache that was … [Read more]
The following are the verbatim dispatches posted by Michelle after calls from the Iridium Satellite Phone ..... thank you!!! December 25, 2012 MERRY CHRISTMAS from Base Camp! After yesterday's summit, the group made the four hour descent … [Read more]
As the team of mostly strangers gathered over a Chilean dinner on a Saturday evening in Punta Arenas, far from our homes, we made mostly small talk as we pondered over our climb ahead. We had never met and only the family of three (obviously) knew … [Read more]
Good day everyone from Punta Arenas, Chile! Here's our current status: Everyone arrived safely by yesterday afternoon. We are eight climbers and two guides (one guide here with us - Sebastian - and the other already on the mountain - … [Read more]
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