Race day started off as one of about thirty runners with no ride share to the start from the hotel. We scrambled and 3 of us managed to get a ride to the start just as the National Anthem started. One of the guys that got in the car noticed I had “IBDAthlete” on my bib and turns out he is Trent, The Marathon Man. It was a serendipitous and adrenaline filled pre-race! [Me and The Marathon Man] ...

The night before my first marathon #RnRSanDiego #IBDAthlete #26point2 #Ostomate

Hello, San Diego! Who’s ready to run a marathon? This guy. Also, this map is real big! I’m basically doing a tour bus route with my legs 🦵  [Image][Image]

Preflight ✈️ run before flying to San Diego tomorrow for my first marathon this Sunday! After a super demanding week I’m feeling a bit worked over, so I hope two days of chilling and seeing my sis in SD will provide some needed restoration. It’s been a truly inspiring training cycle with milestones I never expected to hit in my life, let alone post-colectomy. This was my first 100 mile month pl...

I'm just one week away from my marathon debut in San Diego. Getting out for 10 miles in the redwoods with the Trailblazers was a perfect way to get in one more long run before the race.  [Image][Image]

Last infusion of my 40s … then a 5k run #Crohns #Remicade #AutoimmuneAthlete

Since 2015 there have been a hundred or more (hundreds?) of professionals at Stanford Medical/Hospital that have worked to keep me alive. I've seen residents become doctors and surgeons (even had one resident become my surgeon years later!), nurses offering the most kind care, parking valets that have helped me from the car when I couldn't walk, pain specialists, scheduling gods, and so many mo...

Netflix really should have dialed me up on this one.